unnecessarily
adverb uk/ʌnˈnes.ə.sər.əl.i/ /ʌnˌnes.əˈser.əl.i/ us/ʌnˌnes.əˈser.əl.i. ʌnˈnes.ə.ser.əl.i/
C1 不必要地
in a way that is not needed or wanted, or more than is needed or wanted
We don't want to alarm people unnecessarily, but they should be aware of potential dangers. 我们不想在不必要的情况下警示人们，但是他们必须对潜在的危险有所意识。
The rules are unnecessarily complicated. 这些规则过分地复杂。
See: unnecessary
- More examples
- I cannot stand by and watch people die unnecessarily.
- There was no point in worrying her unnecessarily.
- They argued that the scheme would be unnecessarily costly.