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

• It represents an arbitrary, radical and absurd moment of our history.
  它印证了我们历史上某个瞬间的武断、激进和荒唐。
• Proposes a scheme to generate a superposition of motional coherent states with arbitrary multiple trapped ions.
  提出了一个制备任意多个囚禁离子叠加运动相干态的方案。
• Tracking to arbitrary signals in bounded Unified's chaotic system is realized by nonlinear feedback control.
  利用非线性反馈控制，实现统一混沌系统在有界条件下对任意信号的追踪。
• His conduct appears to have been arbitrary and harsh.
  看来他的领导方式一向霸道粗暴。
• MBeanServer instances can also be combined into arbitrary federated relationships to form more complex, distributed environments.
  MBeanServer实例还可以结合到任意的联合关系中，构成更复杂的分布式环境。
• In other words, this was an arbitrary choice.
  换句话说，这是一个主观的选择。
• The arbitrary police action provoked the public.
  警察的专横行为激起了公愤。
• This is a free game software, you can copy arbitrary and dissemination.
  这是一个自由游戏软件，你可以任意复制并传播。
• The listing and categorizing are arbitrary and experiential, and not based on some logical truth.
  巴托的列举和归类是武断和经验性的，并不基于逻辑真理。
• 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。