arbitrary
柯林斯词典
1. ADJ If you describe an action, rule, or decision as arbitrary, you think that it is not based on any principle, plan, or system. It often seems unfair because of this. 随意的[表不满]
Arbitrary arrests and detention without trial were common. 不经审讯随意扣押是常有的。
2. arbitrarilyADV 随意地[ADV with v]
The victims were not chosen arbitrarily. 这些受害者不是被随意选的。
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arbitrary /ˈɑːbɪtrərɪ/
剑桥词典
- Why did they cut your job and not mine? It seems to have been purely arbitrary.
- He played a few arbitrary notes on the piano , to try it out.
- I thought it was just an arbitrary arrangement of chairs - I didn't realize it was an art exhibit !
- The garden isn't planned at all - we tend to just plant things in an arbitrary way.
- The refugees were found during an arbitrary vehicle check at the ferry port .
arbitrary adjective (CHANCE)
based on chance rather than being planned or based on reason任意的;随机的;随心所欲的
arbitrary decision-making 随意决策
Did you have a reason for choosing your destination or was it arbitrary? 你根据什么选择目的地?还是随意选定的?
例句
arbitrary adjective (UNFAIR)
disapprovingusing unlimited personal power without considering other people's wishes
专断的;武断的;霸道的
an arbitrary ruler 专制的统治者
The company has been the subject of an arbitrary take-over. 这家公司被强行接管。 返回 arbitrary