wayward
英 ['we?w?d]
美['wew?d]
- adj. 任性的；不規(guī)則的；剛愎的
CET6+TEM8低頻詞暢通詞匯
詞態(tài)變化
名詞:?waywardness;
中文詞源
wayward 難以控制的，倔強(qiáng)的
way-,縮寫自away,離開(kāi)，-ward,轉(zhuǎn)走，詞源同toward,引申詞義難以控制的，倔強(qiáng)的。
英文詞源
- wayward (adj.)
- late 14c., shortening of aweiward "turned away," from way (adv.), shortening of away + -ward. Related: Waywardly; waywardness.
雙語(yǔ)例句
- 1. She could be wayward, petulant, and disagreeable.
- 她有時(shí)也會(huì)任性 、 脾氣很壞 、 很暴躁.
來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
- 2. The reluctance to go home was not confined to wayward men.
- 舍不得回家的并不限于任性的男客.
來(lái)自英漢文學(xué) - 蓋茨比
- 3. Good sense and duty counseled her to control her wayward spirit.
- 優(yōu)秀的情感和責(zé)任勸告她控制住自己任性的情緒.
來(lái)自辭典例句
- 4. In a wayward mood, he ran away from home.
- 他任性地離家出走了.
來(lái)自辭典例句
- 5. If he is even more wayward, he is also more robust.
- 如果說(shuō)他更任性, 他也更執(zhí)著.
來(lái)自辭典例句
