arbitrary

🇬🇧 UK/'ɑ:bitrәri/🇺🇸 US
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Definitions

adj.

Based on personal whim or impulse rather than reason or principle; not following clear rules

任意的,武断的,专横的

n.

Something determined by chance or personal choice rather than fixed rules

任意值,随意事物

🧩 Root Breakdown

Native English
arbitrother
+
aryrelating to, connected with
=arbitrary

Common Collocations

  • 1.arbitrary decision武断的决定
  • 2.arbitrary rule武断的规则

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The boss made an arbitrary decision without consulting his team.

  • 2.

    The arbitrary rules seemed unfair and inconsistent to everyone.

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