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arbitrary + noun
修饰名词，表示‘任意的/武断的’。
The judge's arbitrary decision surprised everyone.
法官武断的决定让所有人惊讶。
任意的；随意的；主观的
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任意的；随意的；主观的
Based on or determined by personal preference, impulse, or chance rather than by reason or rules.
The judge's arbitrary decision surprised everyone.
法官武断的决定让所有人惊讶。
基于个人判断或决定,而非客观区别,甚至可能是随机的。
Based on individual discretion or judgment; not based on any objective distinction, perhaps even made at random.
基于个人裁量、偏好或一时冲动、任性
based on or subject to individual discretion or preference or sometimes impulse or caprice
由冲动而非理性决定,常带有专横意味。
Determined by impulse rather than reason; often connoting heavy-handedness.
所有可能中的任意一个。
Any, out of all that are possible.
The teacher's grading seemed arbitrary and unfair to the students.
老师的评分对学生来说似乎是任意而不公平的。
AI contextual example
We cannot make arbitrary decisions without considering the consequences.
我们不能不考虑后果就做出武断的决定。
AI contextual example
The rules of the game felt arbitrary, changing without explanation.
比赛规则似乎很随意，没有任何解释就改变了。
AI contextual example
an arbitrary decision
一个武断的决定。
WordNet
修饰名词，表示‘任意的/武断的’。
The judge's arbitrary decision surprised everyone.
法官武断的决定让所有人惊讶。
表示在某方面武断或随意。
He was arbitrary in his selection of candidates.
他在候选人选拔上很武断。
形式主语结构，表示做某事是武断的。
It is arbitrary to set such a short deadline.
设定这么短的截止日期很武断。
Not this
He did it arbitrary.
Use this
He did it arbitrarily.
错误将形容词arbitrary用作副词，应使用副词形式arbitrarily修饰动词。
Not this
Arbitrary is not allowed.
Use this
Arbitrariness is not allowed.
错误将形容词arbitrary用作名词，应使用名词形式arbitrariness作为主语。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
武断的决定
The manager made an arbitrary decision without consulting anyone.
经理没有征求任何人的意见就做出了一个武断的决定。
专制统治
The country suffered under arbitrary rule for decades.
这个国家遭受了几十年的专制统治。
随意逮捕
The protestors condemned the arbitrary arrest of their leader.
抗议者谴责对其领导人的随意逮捕。
任意解释
The law is open to arbitrary interpretation by the authorities.
该法律容易被当局任意解释。
滥用权力
The constitution was designed to limit arbitrary power.
宪法旨在限制滥用权力。
专断行为
The committee criticized the director's arbitrary action.
委员会批评了主任的专断行为。
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arbitrary 中‘arbi’像‘阿比’，联想一个叫阿比的人随心所欲做决定，任意武断。
多用于正式或学术语境，表示基于主观判断而非客观规则的决定；在日常用语中也较常见，表示随意或没有理由的选择。
These words share the spelling pattern '-ary' but do not rhyme with 'arbitrary' because their stressed vowels and following sounds differ. Use them for spelling pattern comparison only.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.