verb + waywardly
waywardly 是副词,常放在动词后,说明动作的方式。
He behaved waywardly throughout his teenage years.
他整个青少年时期都任性行事。
任性地;倔强地;反复无常地
任性地;恣意地
任性地
In a wayward manner.
The paper airplane flew waywardly across the classroom and hit the blackboard.
纸飞机在教室里飘忽不定地飞过,撞到了黑板上。
用法提示:副词 waywardly 修饰动词 flew,表示飞行路线不规则、难以预料。
The little puppy ran waywardly around the yard, ignoring our calls to come inside.
小狗在院子里任性地跑来跑去,不理睬我们叫它进来的呼唤。
用法提示:副词 waywardly 修饰动词 ran,表现出小狗不听话、我行我素的行为。
He waywardly refused to apologize for his mistake.
他任性地拒绝为自己的错误道歉。
用法提示:副词 waywardly 修饰动词 refused,强调他的态度倔强、固执。
waywardly 是副词,常放在动词后,说明动作的方式。
He behaved waywardly throughout his teenage years.
他整个青少年时期都任性行事。
也可放在动词前,语气较书面,强调行为方式。
She waywardly ignored the repeated warnings.
她任性地无视了反复的警告。
比较级用 more waywardly,最高级用 most waywardly。
He acted even more waywardly than his brother.
他表现得甚至比他的弟弟还要任性。
grammar · medium
易错句子He acted wayward at the meeting.
正确表达He acted waywardly at the meeting.
act 是实义动词,修饰它的方式状语要用副词;wayward 是形容词,不能直接作状语,应改为副词 waywardly。
grammar · medium
易错句子She is a waywardly child.
正确表达She is a wayward child.
名词 child 前需要形容词作定语;waywardly 是副词,不能修饰名词,应改用形容词 wayward。
waywardly 侧重性情倔强、不服管束,多形容性格倾向;wilfully 强调明知不该却执意为之,带故意对抗意味,常用于违规、无视规则等行为。英式常拼 wilfully,美式作 willfully。
obstinately 指坚持己见、不肯让步,对象多为态度、立场或决定;waywardly 更侧重任性、难以约束、行为反复,带性格评价色彩。
capriciously 强调决定或情绪说变就变、缺乏正当理由,多修饰选择、安排等;waywardly 还含倔强不听话的意味,常形容孩子或人的性情。
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