单词 | arbitrary |
释义 | arbitrary/ˈɑːbɪt(rə)ri![]() adjective 1Based on random choice or personal whim, rather than any reason or system: an arbitrary decision...
Synonyms capricious, whimsical, random, chance, erratic, unpredictable, inconsistent, wild, hit-or-miss, haphazard, casual; unmotivated, motiveless, unreasoned, unreasonable, unsupported, irrational, illogical, groundless, unjustifiable, unjustified, wanton; discretionary, personal, subjective rare discretional 2(Of power or a ruling body) unrestrained and autocratic in the use of authority: a country under arbitrary government...
Synonyms despotic, tyrannical, tyrannous, peremptory, summary, autocratic, dictatorial, authoritarian, draconian, autarchic, anti-democratic; oppressive, repressive, undemocratic, illiberal; imperious, domineering, high-handed; absolute, uncontrolled, unlimited, unrestrained 3 Mathematics (Of a constant or other quantity) of unspecified value.In contemporary frameworks, the rule of generalization invokes a singular term, the arbitrary constant introduced into the text....
OriginLate Middle English (in the sense 'dependent on one's will or pleasure, discretionary'): from Latin arbitrarius, from arbiter 'judge, supreme ruler', perhaps influenced by French arbitraire. |
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