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ar·bi·trar·y AHD[ärʹbĭ-trĕr'ē] D.J.[ˈɑːbɪˌtreriː]K.K.[ˈɑrbɪˌtrɛri]adj.（形容词）- Determined by chance, whim, or impulse, and not by necessity, reason, or principle:任意的，武断的：由偶然、一时兴致或冲动而非由必然、推理或原则决定的：stopped at the first motel we passed, an arbitrary choice; arbitrary division of the group into halves.在我们经过的第一个汽车旅馆处停下，一种随意的选择；将小组分为两等分的一时兴起的分派
- Based on or subject to individual judgment or preference:专制的，专断的：基于或遵从于个人判断或喜好：The diet imposes overall calorie limits, but daily menus are arbitrary.食谱规定了总的卡路里限制，但每天的菜单可据爱好自定
- Established by a court or judge rather than by a specific law or statute:由法庭的法官而非专业法律或法官决定的：an arbitrary penalty.判决的刑罚
- Not limited by law; despotic:不受法律限制的；专制的：the arbitrary rule of a dictator.独裁者的专制统治
- Middle English arbitrarie 中古英语 arbitrarie
- from Latin arbitrārius 源自 拉丁语 arbitrārius
- from arbiter arbitr- [arbiter] 源自 arbiter arbitr- [仲裁者]
ar'bitrarʹily AHD[-trârʹə-lē] （副词）arʹbitrar'iness n.（名词）arbitrary, capricious, whimsical- The central meaning shared by these adjectives is "determined by or arising from whim or caprice rather than judgment or reason": 这些形容词共有的中心意思是“由冲动或奇想而非判断力或推理决定或得出的”： an arbitrary decision;一时兴起的决定；a capricious refusal;忽发奇想的拒绝；the butt of whimsical persecution. 异想天开迫害的对象。
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