wayward

wayward

英[ˈweɪwəd]美[ˈweɪwərd]

adj.任性的，刚愎自用的，固执的，意料不到的；

名词：waywardness;

例句

She could be wayward,petulant,and disagreeable.她有时也会任性、脾气很坏、很暴躁。

...wayward children with a history of severe emotional problems.出现过严重情绪问题的任性的孩子

Good sense and duty counseled her to control her wayward spirit.优秀的情感和责任劝告她控制住自己任性的情绪.

The reluctance to go home was not confined to wayward men.舍不得回家的并不限于任性的男客.

AIG's wayward eggheads are not the only ones squirming.焦躁不安的不仅仅只有AIG一意孤行的书呆子.

She could be wayward, petulant, and disagreeable.她有时也会任性 、 脾气很坏 、 很暴躁.

同义词

adj.

wayward的同义词之：不定的;不规则的

waveringunsettledchangeableerraticirregularunsteady

wayward的同义词之：任性的

looseundisciplinedlawlesswantoncontraryperverseimmoraltroublesomedisobedientdifficult

wayward的同义词之：其他释义

flightyirregulardisorderlyunsteadyaberrantimmoralchangeableundisciplinedbackwarddisobedientperverseunsettledtroublesomecontraryheadlesserraticwantonlooseaimlesslawlesscapriciousdifficult

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

ADJ-GRADED

任性的;不易管教的;难以捉摸的

If you describe a person or their behaviour as wayward, you mean that they behave in a selfish, bad, or unpredictable way, and are difficult to control.

例句

...wayward children with a history of severe emotional problems.出现过严重情绪问题的任性的孩子

英汉词典释义

adj.

任性的; 刚愎自用的

She could be wayward, petulant, and disagreeable.她有时也会任性、脾气很坏、很暴躁。

英英词典释义

Adjective

1. resistant to guidance or discipline;

"Mary Mary quite contrary""an obstinate child with a violent temper""a perverse mood""wayward behavior"