arbitrary
UK ['ɑ:.bɪ.trə.ri] US ['ɑ:r.bə.trer-] adjective
CHANCE 偶然
ADVANCED
■based on chance rather than being planned or based on reason 任意的；随机的；随心所欲的•arbitrary decision-making随意决策 •What guided your choice of destination or was it arbitrary?你根据甚么选择目的地？还是随意选定的？
UK ['ɑ:.bɪ.trə.ri] US ['ɑ:r.bə.trer-] adjective
UNFAIR 不公平的 disapproving
■using unlimited personal power without considering other people's wishes 专断的；武断的；霸道的•an arbitrary ruler专制的统治者 •The company has been the subject of an arbitrary take-over.这家公司被强行接管。 |