英语词汇“perverse”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

perverse

/pəˈvəːs

adjective

1Showing a deliberate and obstinate desire to behave in a way that is unreasonable or unacceptable: Kate’s perverse decision not to cooperate held good...

So his decision to show the way last night smacked of a perverse desire to prove something to himself and the world.
I always have this perverse but burning desire to be scared, and it's hard for me to achieve this goal simply because it's hard for me to get scared.
But I have this perverse desire to be shaved with a cut-throat razor - by an expert.

Synonyms

awkward, contrary, difficult, unreasonable, uncooperative, unhelpful, obstructive, disobliging, unaccommodating, troublesome, tiresome, annoying, vexatious, obstreperous, disobedient, unmanageable, uncontrollable, recalcitrant, refractory, rebellious;

wilful, headstrong, self-willed, capricious, wayward, cross-grained, stubborn, obstinate, obdurate, pertinacious, mulish, pig-headed, bull-headed, intractable, intransigent, inflexible;

Scottish thrawn

informal cussed

British informal bloody-minded, bolshie, stroppy

North American informal balky

archaic froward, contumacious

rare contrarious

2Contrary to the accepted or expected standard or practice: in two general elections the outcome was quite perverse...

There is sometimes in us a perverse refusal to accept or to believe in good, a deep-seated, hardened refusal which belittles or despises good.
It is perverse because everyone accepts that regular exercise helps reduce the risk of heart attacks, high blood pressure, obesity and even depression.
Now, this standard has a certain perverse appeal, at least if we felt it would be universally followed.

Synonyms

illogical, irrational, unreasonable, contradictory, wrong, wrong-headed, incorrect, irregular, inappropriate, unorthodox

2.1 Law (Of a verdict) against the weight of evidence or the direction of the judge on a point of law.Where, however, a jury reaches a perverse verdict on the evidence, it is open to the Court of Appeal, to reverse that verdict....

It could only do so if satisfied that the decision was so perverse that the judge must have fallen into error.
It is a perverse verdict and it is a miscarriage of justice in relation to costs.

3Sexually perverted: an evil life dedicated to perverse pleasure films depicting behaviour which seemed perverse or deviant were seen as more suitable for private therapy than for public consumption...

Donny saw the look of perverse pleasure on his neighbor's face as his mother bent over to pick up the keys.
Colapinto portrays Money as opportunistic, manipulative, condescending, violent, and even perverse.
But conservative groups have condemned multi-stall unisex toilets as unnecessary and perverse.

Synonyms

perverted, depraved, unnatural, abnormal, deviant, degenerate, immoral, warped, twisted, corrupt;

wicked, base, evil

informal kinky, sick, pervy, sicko

Derivatives

perverseness

/pəˈvəːsnəs

/ noun ...

This is partly because he is compassionate about the suffering of ordinary Europeans, but also exasperated by their masochism and perverseness.
What distinguishes his recent work is an almost maternal sympathy for the perverseness of the human animal - and the twists in its fate.
Such Delphic obscurity was not inspired by mere perverseness.

Origin

Late Middle English (in the sense 'turned away from what is right or good'): from Old French pervers(e), from Latin perversus 'turned about', from the verb pervertere (see pervert).

单词	perverse
释义	perverse /pəˈvəːs / adjective 1Showing a deliberate and obstinate desire to behave in a way that is unreasonable or unacceptable: Kate’s perverse decision not to cooperate held good... So his decision to show the way last night smacked of a perverse desire to prove something to himself and the world. I always have this perverse but burning desire to be scared, and it's hard for me to achieve this goal simply because it's hard for me to get scared. But I have this perverse desire to be shaved with a cut-throat razor - by an expert. Synonyms awkward, contrary, difficult, unreasonable, uncooperative, unhelpful, obstructive, disobliging, unaccommodating, troublesome, tiresome, annoying, vexatious, obstreperous, disobedient, unmanageable, uncontrollable, recalcitrant, refractory, rebellious; wilful, headstrong, self-willed, capricious, wayward, cross-grained, stubborn, obstinate, obdurate, pertinacious, mulish, pig-headed, bull-headed, intractable, intransigent, inflexible; Scottish thrawn informal cussed British informal bloody-minded, bolshie, stroppy North American informal balky archaic froward, contumacious rare contrarious 2Contrary to the accepted or expected standard or practice: in two general elections the outcome was quite perverse... There is sometimes in us a perverse refusal to accept or to believe in good, a deep-seated, hardened refusal which belittles or despises good. It is perverse because everyone accepts that regular exercise helps reduce the risk of heart attacks, high blood pressure, obesity and even depression. Now, this standard has a certain perverse appeal, at least if we felt it would be universally followed. Synonyms illogical, irrational, unreasonable, contradictory, wrong, wrong-headed, incorrect, irregular, inappropriate, unorthodox 2.1 Law (Of a verdict) against the weight of evidence or the direction of the judge on a point of law.Where, however, a jury reaches a perverse verdict on the evidence, it is open to the Court of Appeal, to reverse that verdict.... It could only do so if satisfied that the decision was so perverse that the judge must have fallen into error. It is a perverse verdict and it is a miscarriage of justice in relation to costs. 3Sexually perverted: an evil life dedicated to perverse pleasure films depicting behaviour which seemed perverse or deviant were seen as more suitable for private therapy than for public consumption... Donny saw the look of perverse pleasure on his neighbor's face as his mother bent over to pick up the keys. Colapinto portrays Money as opportunistic, manipulative, condescending, violent, and even perverse. But conservative groups have condemned multi-stall unisex toilets as unnecessary and perverse. Synonyms perverted, depraved, unnatural, abnormal, deviant, degenerate, immoral, warped, twisted, corrupt; wicked, base, evil informal kinky, sick, pervy, sicko Derivatives perverseness /pəˈvəːsnəs / noun ... This is partly because he is compassionate about the suffering of ordinary Europeans, but also exasperated by their masochism and perverseness. What distinguishes his recent work is an almost maternal sympathy for the perverseness of the human animal - and the twists in its fate. Such Delphic obscurity was not inspired by mere perverseness. Origin Late Middle English (in the sense 'turned away from what is right or good'): from Old French pervers(e), from Latin perversus 'turned about', from the verb pervertere (see pervert). Rhymes amerce, asperse, averse, biodiverse, burse, coerce, converse, curse, diverse, Erse, hearse, immerse, intersperse, nurse, perse, purse, reimburse, submerse, terce, terse, transverse, verse, worse
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perverse

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perverseness

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