willy-nilly

From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishwilly-nillywilly-nil‧ly /ˌwɪli ˈnɪli/ adverb 1 CERTAINLY/DEFINITELYif something happens willy-nilly, it happens whether you want it to or not He found himself drawn, willy-nilly, into the argument.2 without planning, organization, or control Companies were accused of raising prices willy-nilly.Examples from the Corpuswilly-nilly• It seemed as though rival nests of ants had been poured together willy-nilly.• You breed, willy-nilly, and lo and behold! you find life isn't ever going to be the same again.• The heart and lungs carried on willy-nilly, keeping me going, keeping me awake.• Josie and Shaun have become, willy-nilly, media celebrities.• She had always thought that, and she had been involved with him, willy-nilly, over the house.• Today's church is being forced willy-nilly to deal with today's social problems.• They exist willy-nilly, whatever the time, whatever the party.Origin willy-nilly (1600-1700) will I nill I “(whether) I am willing (or) I am unwilling”; nill “to be unwilling” ((11-19 centuries)), from Old English nyllan, from ne “not” + wyllan ( → WILL1)

单词	willy-nilly
释义	willy-nilly From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishwilly-nillywilly-nil‧ly /ˌwɪli ˈnɪli/ adverb 1 CERTAINLY/DEFINITELYif something happens willy-nilly, it happens whether you want it to or not He found himself drawn, willy-nilly, into the argument.2 without planning, organization, or control Companies were accused of raising prices willy-nilly.Examples from the Corpuswilly-nilly• It seemed as though rival nests of ants had been poured together willy-nilly.• You breed, willy-nilly, and lo and behold! you find life isn't ever going to be the same again.• The heart and lungs carried on willy-nilly, keeping me going, keeping me awake.• Josie and Shaun have become, willy-nilly, media celebrities.• She had always thought that, and she had been involved with him, willy-nilly, over the house.• Today's church is being forced willy-nilly to deal with today's social problems.• They exist willy-nilly, whatever the time, whatever the party.Origin willy-nilly (1600-1700) will I nill I “(whether) I am willing (or) I am unwilling”; nill “to be unwilling” ((11-19 centuries)), from Old English nyllan, from ne “not” + wyllan ( → WILL1)
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