arbitrary
adjective uk/ˈɑː.bɪ.trər.i/ us/ˈɑːr.bə.trer.i/
(CHANCE)
C2 任意的；随机的；随心所欲的
based on chance rather than being planned or based on reason
arbitrary decision-making 随意决策
Did you have a reason for choosing your destination or was it arbitrary? 你根据什么选择目的地？还是随意选定的？
- More examples
- Why did they cut your job and not mine? It seems to have been purely arbitrary.
- He played a few arbitrary notes on the piano, to try it out.
- I thought it was just an arbitrary arrangement of chairs - I didn't realize it was an art exhibit!
- The garden isn't planned at all - we tend to just plant things in an arbitrary way.
- The refugees were found during an arbitrary vehicle check at the ferry port.
(UNFAIR)
disapproving专断的;武断的;霸道的
using unlimited personal power without considering other people's wishes
an arbitrary ruler 专制的统治者
The company has been the subject of an arbitrary take-over. 这家公司被强行接管。