groundless
/ˈɡraʊndləs/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈɡraʊndləs/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈgrau̇n(d)-ləs/ (ame, mw)
groundless — 形容詞
- groundlesspositive
- more groundlesscomparative
- most groundlesssuperlative
1. describes a belief, fear, accusation, or rumour that has no real reason, fact, o
無根據
沒有事實或證據支持的
describes a belief, fear, accusation, or rumour that has no real reason, fact, or evidence to support it, often making it unfair or unnecessary.
The journalist's report described the politician's groundless accusations as a distraction from real issues.
這篇記者的報導指出，那位政治人物的無根據指控只是在轉移人們對真正問題的注意力。
adjective before noun: groundless accusation / claim
Detective Okafor found that the witness's claim about a secret tunnel was completely groundless.
Okafor 警探發現，目擊者關於一條秘密隧道的說法完全沒有根據。
Rumours of school closures in the district proved groundless when the new term began.
關於學區內學校要關閉的謠言後來被證實是無根據的，新學期正常開始了。
The family's groundless worry about their son overseas ended after his first call home.
那家人對兒子在國外的無根據擔憂，在接到他第一通電話後就消散了。
The court dismissed the lawsuit after finding the plaintiff's arguments entirely groundless.
法院在認定原告的論點完全沒有根據之後，駁回了這起訴訟。
- unfounded
the closest synonym; interchangeable in almost all contexts
- baseless
slightly more emphatic; often used for accusations and rumours
- unsubstantiated
more formal; common in legal, academic, and journalistic writing
- well-founded
based on solid evidence or good reasons
- justified
shown to be reasonable or necessary
用法筆記
Often used with nouns such as accusation, claim, rumour, fear, worry, and suspicion. The adjective usually appears before the noun it modifies or after linking verbs such as prove, seem, or be.