wilful

英 [ˈwɪlfl]

美 [ˈwɪlfl]

adj.  故意的; 有意的; 成心的; 任性的; 固执的; 倔强的

CET6法律

Collins.1 / BNC.14018 / COCA.44654

牛津词典

adj.

• 故意的；有意的；成心的
  done deliberately, although the person doing it knows that it is wrong
  1. wilful damage
     蓄意破坏
• 任性的；固执的；倔强的
  determined to do what you want; not caring about what other people want
  1. a wilful child
     任性的孩子

柯林斯词典

in AM, use 美国英语用 willful


• ADJ 故意的，有意的，成心的(尤指意在造成伤害)
  If you describe actions or attitudes aswilful, you are critical of them because they are done or expressed deliberately, especially with the intention of causing someone harm.
  1. Wilful neglect of our manufacturing industry has caused this problem...
     故意忽略我们的制造业引起了这个问题。
  2. A jury found the airline guilty of wilful misconduct because its lax security allowed a suitcase bomb on to the plane.
     航空公司安保措施漏洞百出，致使一颗放在手提箱里的炸弹被带上了飞机，陪审团因此认定其存在故意不当行为。
• ADJ-GRADED 任性的;一意孤行的
  If you describe someone aswilful, you mean that they are determined to do what they want to do, even if it is not sensible.
  1. ...as the beautiful Lara becomes ever more wilful and irresponsible.
     随着漂亮的拉拉变得越来越任性、越来越不负责任

英英释义

adj

• habitually disposed to disobedience and opposition
  Synonym:frowardheadstrongself-willedwillful
• done by design
  1. the insult was intentional
  2. willful disobedience
  Synonym:willful

双语例句

• To such perseverance in wilful self-deception Elizabeth would make no reply, and immediately and in silence withdrew;
  他再三要存心自欺欺人，伊丽莎白可懒得再去理他，马上不声不响地走开了。
• The universe is a society of wilful personalities, not an irrefragable chain of cause and effect.
  宇宙是一个各种固执的个体的社会，而不是原因和结果之间无懈可击的链条。
• There is another form of wilful obscurity that masquerades as aristocratic exclusiveness.
  还有一种故意造成的含糊其词，用以掩盖其贵族老爷式的孤傲态度。
• Don't be wilful as children.
  别像孩子一样任性。
• A jury found the airline guilty of wilful misconduct because its lax security allowed a suitcase bomb on to the plane.
  航空公司安保措施漏洞百出，致使一颗放在手提箱里的炸弹被带上了飞机，陪审团因此认定其存在故意不当行为。
• Sadly there are those who, either through ignorance of the facts or wilful foolishness, deny that God exists, and therefore did not create the heavens and earth, and mankind upon the earth.
  否认神的存在是愚蠢的行为有一些人，不论他们是出于刚愎的愚蠢或是忽略了这些事实，他们否认神的存在，否认神创造了天和地，创造了人类。
• They hesitate before accepting an invitation to serve, knowing that one might face personal bankruptcy or prosecution – even if the acts were not wilful criminality, but just negligence.
  在接受任职邀请前，他们会犹豫，他们知道，可能会面临个人破产或起诉，即便他们的行为并非故意犯罪，而只是疏忽大意。
• Wilful neglect of our manufacturing industry has caused this problem
  故意忽略我们的制造业引起了这个问题。
• They eat too many sweets and fried foods, in wilful disregard of their health.
  他们很任性，无视自己的健康，吃了太多的甜食与油煎食物。
• I realised that you were from a wealthy family but definitely not a wilful girl.
  我意识到你来自一个富裕的家庭但是并不是一个不好相处的女孩。