Brooklyn Nine-Nine · Season 1
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gratuitous

/ɡrəˈtuːɪtəs/C1

无端的 / 无必要的 (adj.)

指没有必要、显得多余或无缘无故的东西。句中「`gratuitous` violence」就是指多余、无意义的暴力场面。常见搭配:`gratuitous violence`。

No. Robocop.
It's got everything I like, gratuitous violence.
Oh, I thought you were listing things. -I was. I'm done. -Okay.
gratuitous — Brooklyn Nine-Nine S01E03 · ReelWord