arbitrary

英 [ˈɑːbɪtrəri]

美 [ˈɑːrbɪtreri]

adj.  任意的; 武断的; 随心所欲的; 专横的; 专制的

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牛津词典

adj.

• 任意的；武断的；随心所欲的
  not seeming to be based on a reason, system or plan and sometimes seeming unfair
  1. 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。
  2. He makes unpredictable, arbitrary decisions.
     他做的决定难以预料，主观武断。
• 专横的；专制的
  using power without restriction and without considering other people
  1. the arbitrary powers of officials
     官员的专制权力

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 武断的;任意的;任性的;主观的
  If you describe an action, rule, or decision asarbitrary, you think that it is not based on any principle, plan, or system. It often seems unfair because of this.
  1. Arbitrary arrests and detention without trial were common.
     随意逮捕和拘留屡见不鲜。

英英释义

adj

• based on or subject to individual discretion or preference or sometimes impulse or caprice
  1. an arbitrary decision
  2. the arbitrary rule of a dictator
  3. an arbitrary penalty
  4. of arbitrary size and shape
  5. an arbitrary choice
  6. arbitrary division of the group into halves

双语例句

• You can make an arbitrary choice.
  你可以随便做选择。
• Arbitrary arrests and detention without trial were common.
  随意逮捕和拘留屡见不鲜。
• A new method must be sought for layered-medium with arbitrary dip.
  对任意倾斜层状介质必须寻求新的方法。
• The method of rules extraction and calculating process with serial carry chain based on the arbitrary division are presented.
  提出了基于任意分割的规则获取方法和相应的串行进位链计算流程。
• The commands in these two scripts are sufficient to connect a network of any arbitrary size.
  这两个脚本中的命令足够用于连接一个任意大小的网络。
• A new method of broadband constant beamwidth beamforming for arbitrary geometry arrays is proposed.
  对于任意几何结构基阵，提出了一种新的宽带恒定束宽设计方法。
• His conduct appears to have been arbitrary and harsh.
  看来他的领导方式一向霸道粗暴。
• In other words, this was an arbitrary choice.
  换句话说，这是一个主观的选择。
• Messages can also have arbitrary arguments.
  消息也可以有任意的参数。
• The old man became increasingly prejudiced, arbitrary, and senile.
  他越来越变成一个偏见、固执和独断的老人。