单词
wayward
英 ['we?w?d]
美['wew?d]
基本信息
- adj. 任性的；不规则的；刚愎的
CET6+TEM8低频词畅通词汇
词态变化
名词:?waywardness;
中文词源
wayward 难以控制的，倔强的
way-,缩写自away,离开，-ward,转走，词源同toward,引申词义难以控制的，倔强的。
英文词源
- wayward (adj.)
- late 14c., shortening of aweiward "turned away," from way (adv.), shortening of away + -ward. Related: Waywardly; waywardness.
双语例句
- 1. She could be wayward, petulant, and disagreeable.
- 她有时也会任性 、 脾气很坏 、 很暴躁.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 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.
来自英汉文学 - 盖茨比
- 3. Good sense and duty counseled her to control her wayward spirit.
- 优秀的情感和责任劝告她控制住自己任性的情绪.
来自辞典例句
- 4. In a wayward mood, he ran away from home.
- 他任性地离家出走了.
来自辞典例句
- 5. If he is even more wayward, he is also more robust.
- 如果说他更任性, 他也更执着.
来自辞典例句
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