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. 隨意的[表不滿]
Arbitrary arrests and detention without trial were common. 不經讅訊隨意釦押是常有的。
2. arbitrarilyADV 隨意地[ADV with v]
The victims were not chosen arbitrarily. 這些受害者不是被隨意選的。
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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;隨機的;隨心所欲的
arbitrary decision-making 隨意決策
Did you have a reason for choosing your destination or was it arbitrary? 你根據什麽選擇目的地?還是隨意選定的?
例句
arbitrary adjective (UNFAIR)
disapprovingusing unlimited personal power without considering other people's wishes
專斷的;武斷的;霸道的
an arbitrary ruler 專制的統治者
The company has been the subject of an arbitrary take-over. 這家公司被強行接琯。 返回 arbitrary