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单词 willy-nilly
释义
wil·ly-nil·ly (wĭlē-nĭlē)
adv.
1. Whether desired or not: After her boss fell sick, she willy-nilly found herself directing the project.
2. Without order or plan; haphazardly: “We laid our sleeping bags out willy-nilly, as if having fallen from the stars” (Rick Bass).
adj.
1. Being or occurring whether desired or not: willy-nilly cooperation.
2. Disordered; haphazard: willy-nilly zoning laws.

[Alteration of will ye (or he or I), nill ye (or he or I), be you (or he or I) willing, be you (or he or I) unwilling.]
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