self-willed
短语a. 任性的, 顽固的
词形变化
释义与例句
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1.
Obstinate; strong-minded; unyielding to the desires, concern or opinions of others.
But then Pen was different. Pen was a man. It seemed natural somehow that he should be self-willed and should have his own way.
He was so self-willed that he refused to do anything that did not grant instant satisfaction or direction.
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2.
Possessing self-will; determined to pursue one's own desires or adhere to one's own opinion..
The idea of self-willed machines, which could decide to take over the world, scares all the people smart enough to create such devices.
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词源
From Middle English selfe-willed, selwillyd, equivalent to self- + willed. Compare Middle English onwille, anewil (“selfwilled, stubborn”), from Old English ānwille (literally “one-willed, one's own-willed, self-willed”).
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