单词 | self-will |
释义 | self-will (once / 7631 pages) n WORD FAMILY will: self-will, wilful, willed, willful, willing, wills, would+/unwilling: unwillingest, unwillingly, unwillingness/unwillingness: unwillingnesses/wilful: wilfuler, wilfulest, wilfulness/wilfulness: wilfulnesses/willed: self-willed, unwilled/willful: willfully, willfulness/willing: unwilling, willinger, willingest, willingly, willingness, willings/willingness: willingnesses USAGE EXAMPLESIt doesn’t explain the extent to which Brady’s career has been an act of self-will, a thing of his own construction. Washington Post(Jan 31, 2015) “I had confidence in my own self. The self-will and the patience,” he said, before trailing off and searching for the right word. Seattle Times(Jan 23, 2015) We’re more likely to try to recover through sheer self-will because surrendering sounds like something only a loser would do. Salon(May 12, 2014) 1n resolute adherence to your own ideas or desires Syn|Hypo|Hyper bullheadedness, obstinacy, obstinance, pigheadedness, stubbornness impenitence, impenitency the trait of refusing to repent intransigence, intransigencythe trait of being intransigent; stubbornly refusing to compromise firmness, firmness of purpose, resoluteness, resolution, resolve the trait of being resolute 2n the trait of resolutely controlling your own behavior Syn|Hypo|Hyper possession, self-command, self-control, self-possession, will power, willpower nerves control of your emotions presence of mindself-control in a crisis; ability to say or do the right thing in an emergency firmness, firmness of purpose, resoluteness, resolution, resolve the trait of being resolute |
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