ar·bi·trar·y
adjective/ˈɑːbɪtrəri/, /ˈɑːbɪtri/
/ˈɑːrbɪtreri/
任意的;武断的;随心所欲的 - The choice of players for the team seemed completely arbitrary.
看来这个队的队员完全是随意选定的。 - He makes unpredictable, arbitrary decisions.
他做的决定难以预料,主观武断。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- seem
- completely
- entirely
- purely
- …
- The choice of players for the team seemed completely arbitrary.
- (formal) using power without limits and without considering other people
专横的;专制的 - the arbitrary powers of officials
官员的专制权力
- the arbitrary powers of officials
Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘dependent on one's will or pleasure, discretionary’): from Latin arbitrarius, from arbiter ‘judge, supreme ruler’, perhaps influenced by French arbitraire.