Word · Frequency #17652
Fully loadedwillfully
/ˈwɪlfəli/
adverb
故意地
deliberately; intentionally
- 1.
in a willful manner
故意地
任性固执地；故意地；任性固执地
In use
He willfully ignored the no-pets rule and brought his dog into the cafe.
The door was willfully left unlocked, so anyone could walk in.
She willfully stayed up late because she wanted to finish the letter.
she had willfully deceived me
willfully + verb
此结构中 willfully 修饰动词，强调行为是有意为之，常含批评意味。
She willfully ignored the safety rules.
她故意无视安全规定。
be willfully + adjective
表示故意保持某种状态，如 ignorant、blind。
They were willfully ignorant of the risks.
他们对风险故意一无所知。
Connections
Collocations
- willfully ignore
- 故意忽视
- He chose to willfully ignore the warning signs.他选择故意忽视那些警告信号。
- willfully mislead
- 故意误导
- The company was accused of willfully misleading consumers.这家公司被指控故意误导消费者。
- willfully obstruct
- 故意阻挠
- They willfully obstructed the investigation.他们故意阻挠了调查。
- willfully refuse
- 固执地拒绝
- She willfully refused to admit her mistake.她固执地拒绝承认自己的错误。
- willfully violate
- 故意违反
- The contractor willfully violated the safety regulations.承包商故意违反了安全规定。
- willfully blind
Learner notes
Memory Tip
will（意志）+ fully（满满）→ 意志满满，一意孤行，就是willfully（故意任性）。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：法律文书、正式书面语 “willfully” 通常用于正式或法律语境，表示“故意地；任性固执地”。日常口语中较少直接使用，更常说 deliberately 或 on purpose。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都不与 willfully (/ˈwɪlfəli/) 完全押韵：重音位置不同，只有末尾的非重读后缀 -fully 读音相同（/fəli/）。拼写上的相似（如 carefully、beautifully）容易造成同韵的错觉，实际元音和节奏都不同。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT.