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be willful
The child is very willful and refuses to listen.
这孩子非常任性，拒绝听劝。
故意的；蓄意的
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故意的；蓄意的
done by design
The child is very willful and refuses to listen.
这孩子非常任性，拒绝听劝。
wilful 的美式标准拼写。
American standard spelling of wilful.
故意的
done by design
任性的
habitually disposed to disobedience and opposition
She made a willful decision to ignore the warning signs.
她故意决定无视警示标志。
AI contextual example
The judge ruled that the error was willful, not accidental.
法官裁定这个错误是故意的，不是意外。
AI contextual example
His willful destruction of the evidence led to serious consequences.
他故意销毁证据，导致了严重后果。
AI contextual example
willful disobedience
故意的违抗
WordNet
The child is very willful and refuses to listen.
这孩子非常任性，拒绝听劝。
willful 作定语修饰名词，强调故意性。
He showed willful ignorance of the rules.
他对规则表现出故意的无视。
She is willful about her diet choices.
她在饮食选择上很任性。
Not this
She is willful to help you.
Use this
She is willing to help you.
拼写混淆：'willful'（任性的）与 'willing'（愿意的）拼写相似，但意思完全不同。学习者受中文'愿意'影响，误用了'willful'。
Not this
His willful causes trouble.
Use this
His willfulness causes trouble.
词性误用：'willful'是形容词，不能直接作主语。应使用其名词形式'willfulness'（任性）。
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故意漠视；蓄意无视
The company showed willful disregard for safety regulations.
该公司对安全规定表现出故意的漠视。
故意视而不见；蓄意忽略
His willful blindness to the problem made it worse.
他对问题的故意视而不见使情况更糟。
蓄意违反；故意违规
She was accused of a willful violation of the law.
她被指控蓄意违反法律。
任性的孩子
The willful child refused to eat her vegetables.
那个任性的孩子拒绝吃蔬菜。
故意违抗；任性不服从
His willful disobedience got him into trouble at school.
他故意的违抗让他在学校惹了麻烦。
故意疏忽；蓄意忽视
The nurse was charged with willful neglect of her patients.
那名护士被指控故意疏忽她的病人。
故意视而不见
The court found that the company's willful blindness to the violations amounted to a crime.
法院认定，该公司对违规行为故意视而不见，构成犯罪。
蓄意无视
His willful ignorance of the warnings put everyone at risk.
他对警告的蓄意无视使所有人都处于危险之中。
故意不当行为
The athlete was disqualified for willful misconduct during the race.
该运动员因在比赛中故意不当行为而被取消资格。
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联想 will（意志）+ ful（充满）：满心只有自己的意志，所以“任性的、故意的”。美式拼写 willful 双写 l。
语域：mixed 常见场景：法律与正式文书（表“蓄意/故意”）、描述儿童或下属的任性/固执行为、书面叙事与文学文本 willful 主要有两个常见含义：“故意的/蓄意的”和“任性的/固执的”。作“故意的”讲时，多用于法律或正式语体；作“任性的”讲时，常见于描述孩子或固执行为。整体属中性偏正式，日常口语中更常说 deliberate/intentional 或 stubborn。
与 willful /ˈwɪlfəl/ 完全押韵的是 skillful /ˈskɪlfəl/（重读音节 /ɪl/ 及之后读音相同）。willing /ˈwɪlɪŋ/ 和 will /wɪl/ 只是开头拼写和读音相同，结尾不同；useful /ˈjuːsfəl/ 虽也以 -ful /fəl/ 结尾，但重读元音不同，不算押韵。注意 full /fʊl/ 和 fulfill /fʊlˈfɪl/ 是易混拼写，但 ful 读 /fʊl/，不是 willful 中弱化的 /fəl/。
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