wayward是什么意思？

wayward

英[ˈweɪwəd] 美[ˈweɪwərd]

• adj. 任性的，刚愎自用的，固执的，意料不到的；

名词：waywardness;

例句

• She could be wayward,petulant,and disagreeable. 她有时也会任性、脾气很坏、很暴躁。
• ...wayward children with a history of severe emotional problems. 出现过严重情绪问题的任性的孩子
• Good sense and duty counseled her to control her wayward spirit. 优秀的情感和责任劝告她控制住自己任性的情绪.
• The reluctance to go home was not confined to wayward men. 舍不得回家的并不限于任性的男客.
• AIG's wayward eggheads are not the only ones squirming. 焦躁不安的不仅仅只有AIG一意孤行的书呆子.
• She could be wayward, petulant, and disagreeable. 她有时也会任性 、 脾气很坏 、 很暴躁.

同义词

• adj.
  wayward的同义词之：不定的;不规则的
  wavering, unsettled, changeable, erratic, irregular, unsteady,
  wayward的同义词之：任性的
  loose, undisciplined, lawless, wanton, contrary, perverse, immoral, troublesome, disobedient, difficult,
• wayward的同义词之：其他释义
  flighty, irregular, disorderly, unsteady, aberrant, immoral, changeable, undisciplined, backward, disobedient, perverse, unsettled, troublesome, contrary, headless, erratic, wanton, loose, aimless, lawless, capricious, difficult,

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• ADJ-GRADED
  任性的;不易管教的;难以捉摸的
  If you describe a person or their behaviour as wayward, you mean that they behave in a selfish, bad, or unpredictable way, and are difficult to control.
  例句
  ...wayward children with a history of severe emotional problems. 出现过严重情绪问题的任性的孩子

英汉词典释义

• adj.
  任性的; 刚愎自用的
  She could be wayward, petulant, and disagreeable. 她有时也会任性、脾气很坏、很暴躁。

英英词典释义

• Adjective
  1. resistant to guidance or discipline;
  "Mary Mary quite contrary""an obstinate child with a violent temper""a perverse mood""wayward behavior"