baseless
/ˈbeɪsləs/ (bre, ipa) · [bˈesləs] /ˈbeɪsləs/ (ame, ipa) · [bˈesləs] /ˈbā-sləs How to pronounce baseless (audio)/ (ame, mw)
baseless — 形容詞
- baselesspositive
- more baselesscomparative
- most baselesssuperlative
1. not believable because no real facts or evidence support it.
毫無根據
缺乏事實或證據支持
not believable because no real facts or evidence support it.
The judge dismissed the complaint as baseless after reading the phone records.
法官看過通話紀錄後，認定這項申訴毫無根據。
pattern: dismiss something as baseless
Online rumours about the school closure proved baseless by the next morning.
到了隔天早上，關於學校停課的網路傳聞就證明是毫無根據的。
pattern: prove baseless
Police said the missing-child report was baseless and the boy was at home.
警方表示這起兒童失蹤通報毫無根據，因為那名男孩人在家裡。
Investors ignored the blogger's baseless warning and kept their shares.
投資人沒有理會那位部落客毫無根據的警告，仍然保留手上的股票。
- groundless
very close in meaning, but often sounds slightly more literary or legal
- unfounded
formal and common when officials reject an allegation after checking facts
- false
broader; means untrue, but does not always stress a complete lack of evidence
- well-founded
supported by good reasons or evidence
- justified
shows that a claim or reaction has a good reason behind it
文法句型
baseless + noun
dismiss something as baseless
prove/be baseless
用法筆記
Usually modifies nouns such as claim, accusation, rumour, or fear. It is more formal than simply saying something is 'not true' and emphasizes that there was no solid support from the start.