ground

理由

grounds for sth / on the grounds that/of / have grounds to do sth / on adj. grounds

He dropped out of school on financial grounds.

As with new technology, when it comes to gene-edited babies, pitfalls accompany the promise. Though it can help the babies get immune to HIV, scientists denounce it as monstrous on the grounds that it is likely to cause other genetic problems and this edition is inheritable, which holds sway over entire human beings.

基因编辑婴儿和其他的新技术一样，坏处伴随着好处。虽然它能帮助婴儿对HIV有免疫力，但是科学家们却认为它是极端错误的。因为基因编辑有可能造成其他的基因问题，并且由于这一编辑会遗传到下一代，实际上对整个人类都有影响。