willy-nilly

短语
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adv. 不管愿意不愿意 a. 不容分辨的, 犹豫不决的

发音

AU /ˌwɪl.iːˈnɪl.iː/
UK /ˌwɪl.iːˈnɪl.iː/
CA /ˌwɪl.iˈnɪl.i/
US /ˌwɪl.iˈnɪl.i/
SCOT /ˌwɪl.iˈnɪl.i/
NZ /ˌwəl.iːˈnəl.iː/
IN /ˌwil.iːˈnil.iː/

词形变化

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别名

willy nilly

教材释义与例句

形容词

犹豫不决的；不容分辨的

副词

乱七八糟地；不管愿不愿意地

释义与例句

adj.
  1. 1.

    That happens whether willingly or unwillingly.

  2. 2.

    Seemingly random; haphazard; arbitrary.

adv.
  1. 1.

    Whether desired or not; without regard for consequences or wishes of those affected; whether willingly or unwillingly.

  2. 2.

    Seemingly at random; haphazardly.

    习语

    The novel Alice in Wonderland describes a place where things happen willy-nilly.

    Some writers chasing money churn out novels willy-nilly.

词汇关系

副词

同义词 5

randomly indiscriminately arbitrarily haphazardly every which way

词源

From will I, nill I (“if I want, if I don't want”); also as will he, nill he and will ye, nill ye. See will (“to desire, to wish, to be willing”), nill (“to not desire, to not wish, to be unwilling”). Compare Latin velim nōlim (“if I desire it or not”, “willy nilly”). Compare English harum-scarum of the same meaning.

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