perverse UK [pə'vɜ:s] US [pɚ'vɝ:s] disapproving adjective ■strange and not what most people would expect or enjoy 有悖常理的;任性的•Jack was being perverse and refusing to agree with anything we said.杰克一意孤行,我们说甚么他都反对。 •She took a perverse pleasure in hearing that her sister was getting divorced.有悖常理的是,她听说她妹妹要离婚时竟幸灾乐祸。 |