wanton

From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishwantonwan‧ton /ˈwɒntən $ ˈwɒːn-, ˈwɑːn-/ adjective 1 HARM/BE BAD FORdeliberately harming someone or damaging something for no reason an act of wanton aggression a wanton disregard for life2 old-fashionedSYSEX/HAVE SEX WITH a wanton woman is considered immoral because she has sex with a lot of men3 formalCONTROL uncontrolled wanton growth —wantonly adverb —wantonness noun [uncountable]Examples from the Corpuswanton• The Home Secretary, David Blunkett, took a tough line, saying that he would not tolerate wanton destruction and violence.• Feeling drugged and quite incredibly wanton, she moved her fingers to his jaw.Origin wanton (1300-1400) wan- “wrongly, badly” (from Old English wan “lacking”) + towen, past participle of tee “to pull, bring up, educate” ((11-16 centuries)) (from Old English teon)

单词	wanton
释义	wanton From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishwantonwan‧ton /ˈwɒntən $ ˈwɒːn-, ˈwɑːn-/ adjective 1 HARM/BE BAD FORdeliberately harming someone or damaging something for no reason an act of wanton aggression a wanton disregard for life2 old-fashionedSYSEX/HAVE SEX WITH a wanton woman is considered immoral because she has sex with a lot of men3 formalCONTROL uncontrolled wanton growth —wantonly adverb —wantonness noun [uncountable]Examples from the Corpuswanton• The Home Secretary, David Blunkett, took a tough line, saying that he would not tolerate wanton destruction and violence.• Feeling drugged and quite incredibly wanton, she moved her fingers to his jaw.Origin wanton (1300-1400) wan- “wrongly, badly” (from Old English wan “lacking”) + towen, past participle of tee “to pull, bring up, educate” ((11-16 centuries)) (from Old English teon)
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