arbitrary 音标拼音: ['ɑrbətr
, ɛri] ['ɑrbɪtr
, ɛri]
a . 任意的,恣意的,专制的
任意的,恣意的,专制的
arbitrary 任意
arbitrary adj 1 :
based on or subject to individual discretion or preference or sometimes impulse or caprice ; "
an arbitrary decision "; "
the arbitrary rule of a dictator "; "
an arbitrary penalty "; "
of arbitrary size and shape "; "
an arbitrary choice "; "
arbitrary division of the group into halves " [
ant : {
nonarbitrary }, {
unarbitrary }]
Arbitrary \
Ar "
bi *
tra *
ry \,
a . [
L .
arbitrarius ,
fr .
arbiter :
cf .
F .
arbitraire .
See {
Arbiter }.]
1 .
Depending on will or discretion ;
not governed by any fixed rules ;
as ,
an arbitrary decision ;
an arbitrary punishment .
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It was wholly arbitrary in them to do so . --
Jer .
Taylor .
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Rank pretends to fix the value of every one ,
and is the most arbitrary of all things . --
Landor .
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2 .
Exercised according to one '
s own will or caprice ,
and therefore conveying a notion of a tendency to abuse the possession of power .
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Arbitrary power is most easily established on the ruins of liberty abused licentiousness .
--
Washington .
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3 .
Despotic ;
absolute in power ;
bound by no law ;
harsh and unforbearing ;
tyrannical ;
as ,
an arbitrary prince or government . --
Dryden .
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{
Arbitrary constant }, {
Arbitrary function } (
Math .),
a quantity of function that is introduced into the solution of a problem ,
and to which any value or form may at will be given ,
so that the solution may be made to meet special requirements .
{
Arbitrary quantity } (
Math .),
one to which any value can be assigned at pleasure .
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133 Moby Thesaurus words for "
arbitrary ":
absolute ,
absolutist ,
absolutistic ,
aristocratic ,
arrogant ,
autarchic ,
authoritarian ,
authoritative ,
autocratic ,
autonomous ,
bossy ,
capricious ,
careless ,
chance ,
chancy ,
cranky ,
crotchety ,
despotic ,
dictatorial ,
discretional ,
discretionary ,
dogmatic ,
domineering ,
doubtful ,
elective ,
erratic ,
fanciful ,
fantasied ,
fantastic ,
feudal ,
flaky ,
freakish ,
free ,
free will ,
gratuitous ,
grinding ,
harebrained ,
heedless ,
high -
handed ,
humorsome ,
iffy ,
imperative ,
imperial ,
imperious ,
impetuous ,
inadvertent ,
inconsiderate ,
inconsistent ,
independent ,
indiscreet ,
irrational ,
kinky ,
kooky ,
lordly ,
maggoty ,
magisterial ,
magistral ,
masterful ,
monocratic ,
moody ,
motiveless ,
nonmandatory ,
notional ,
offered ,
oppressive ,
optional ,
oracular ,
overbearing ,
overruling ,
peremptory ,
petulant ,
precipitate ,
proffered ,
quirky ,
random ,
rash ,
reasonless ,
repressive ,
screwball ,
self -
acting ,
self -
active ,
self -
determined ,
self -
determining ,
severe ,
spontaneous ,
strict ,
subjective ,
summary ,
suppressive ,
temperamental ,
thoughtless ,
tyrannical ,
tyrannous ,
unasked ,
unbesought ,
unbidden ,
uncalculating ,
uncalled -
for ,
uncertain ,
uncoerced ,
uncompelled ,
uncompromising ,
unconstrained ,
undisciplined ,
unforced ,
unguarded ,
uninfluenced ,
uninvited ,
unpredictable ,
unpressured ,
unprompted ,
unreasonable ,
unreasoning ,
unreflecting ,
unrequested ,
unrequired ,
unrestrained ,
unruly ,
unsolicited ,
unsought ,
unthinking ,
unthoughtful ,
vagarious ,
vagrant ,
varying ,
voluntary ,
volunteer ,
wanton ,
wayward ,
whimsical ,
wild ,
willful ,
zany
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