arbitrariness

英

美

n.  任意， 霸道，专横， 独断， 武断

BNC.26211 / COCA.24636

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 武断的;任意的;任性的;主观的
  If you describe an action, rule, or decision asarbitrary, you think that it is not based on any principle, plan, or system. It often seems unfair because of this.
  1. Arbitrary arrests and detention without trial were common.
     随意逮捕和拘留屡见不鲜。

英英释义

noun

• the trait of acting unpredictably and more from whim or caprice than from reason or judgment
  1. I despair at the flightiness and whimsicality of my memory
  Synonym:flightinesswhimsicalitywhimsywhimseycapriciousness

双语例句

• The arbitrariness of language symbols is the primary factor that handicaps an adults English vocabulary learning process.
  语言符号的任意性是成年人英语词汇学习的主要障碍。
• Since prejudice always exists in human nature, it is held an epoch-making wisdom to restrict human arbitrariness through law of certainty, objectivity, and of form and science.
  摘要人性中总有偏私的一面，为此以确定性、客观性、形式性、科学性的法律来限制行为模式中任意性的一面，可以被视为划时代的智慧结晶。
• Iconicity, a basic feature of linguistic symbols in contrast to arbitrariness, emphasizes that symbolic signifiers and signified are motivated.
  符号的象似性是与任意性相对的一种语言特征。
• From the perspective of language philosophy, language view, as well as arbitrariness and theoretical motivation, the paper explores the connectivity between saussure's idea on linguistics and cognitive grammar, with the expectation that more attention will be paid to the study in this respect.
  摘要本文从语言哲学、语言观和任意性以及理据性的角度，探讨了索绪尔语言学思想与认知语法的连通性，以期引发对这方面的问题给予更多的研究和关注。
• But I could still write a book on the arbitrariness of visa requirements the world over.
  但针对全世界胡乱设定的签证要求，我仍可以写出一本书来。
• Arbitrariness and truthfulness are two basic characteristics of oral confession.
  摘要任意性和真实性是口供的两个基本特征。
• In criticism, it is essential to guard against subjectivism and arbitrariness.
  批评要防止主观武断。
• This paper argues that both arbitrariness and motivation are Lansign's basic characteristics and that they are a unity of opposites in Lansign's every aspect and category.
  其实，任意性和理据性都是语言符号的基本特征，二者有机地对立统一于语言符号的各个层面和范畴。
• Sometimes it takes a little bit of arbitrariness, but you've got to make the decision before you have all the data, and particularly when you are trying to change something.
  有的时候需要一点独断专行，但你做决定之前，不会得到所有的数据，在你想要进行变革时尤其如此。
• The newspaper exposes corruption in high places without being tamed by their arbitrariness.
  这家报纸揭露了上层的腐败，他们没有慑于淫威。