英语词汇“wilful”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

wilful

/ˈwɪlfʊl

/ /ˈwɪlf(ə)l/

(US also willful)

adjective

1(Of a bad or harmful act) intentional; deliberate: wilful acts of damage...

This willful act was in direct violation of Article 5 of the United Nations Convention on children.
We control universal processes, as a willful act of mankind, through these discoveries.
There is no greater betrayal than to impoverish a generation yet unborn by willful acts of amnesia.

Synonyms

deliberate, intentional, intended, done on purpose, premeditated, planned, calculated, purposeful, conscious, knowing;

voluntary, volitional

2Having or showing a stubborn and determined intention to do as one wants, regardless of the consequences: a spoiled, wilful child...

Stubborn, willful, bold and determined, natives born into this combination all take themselves and their actions very seriously.
They can also be willful, arrogant and stubborn.
Stubbornly self-righteous and willful, Higgins demonstrates his ideals in his brazen disregard for the Victorian rules of conduct.

Synonyms

headstrong, self-willed, strong-willed, with a will of one's own, determined to have one's own way;

obstinate, stubborn, as stubborn as a mule, mulish, pig-headed, bull-headed, refractory, recalcitrant, uncooperative, intractable, obstreperous, contrary, perverse, wayward, defiant, disobedient, ungovernable, unmanageable, rebellious, mutinous, insubordinate;

Scottish thrawn

informal cussed

British informal bloody-minded, bolshie

North American informal balky

archaic froward, contumacious

rare contrarious, renitent, pervicacious

Derivatives

wilfulness

/ˈwɪlfʊlnəs

/ /ˈwɪlf(ə)lnəs/ noun ...

Is it willfulness, stubbornness, or just an attempt to be in control at the expense of everything and everyone else?
Sometimes Jaime drove his parents to distraction with his willfulness, and some nights, when he would not sleep - he was so busy watching the world outside and wondering what more there was to see - they lost their tempers.
Too much attention given to the only child in a family not only blinds parents' ability to reason and clouds their judgement, it also encourages the child's willfulness.

Origin

Middle English: from the noun will² + -ful.

单词	wilful
释义	wilful /ˈwɪlfʊl / /ˈwɪlf(ə)l/ (US also willful) adjective 1(Of a bad or harmful act) intentional; deliberate: wilful acts of damage... This willful act was in direct violation of Article 5 of the United Nations Convention on children. We control universal processes, as a willful act of mankind, through these discoveries. There is no greater betrayal than to impoverish a generation yet unborn by willful acts of amnesia. Synonyms deliberate, intentional, intended, done on purpose, premeditated, planned, calculated, purposeful, conscious, knowing; voluntary, volitional 2Having or showing a stubborn and determined intention to do as one wants, regardless of the consequences: a spoiled, wilful child... Stubborn, willful, bold and determined, natives born into this combination all take themselves and their actions very seriously. They can also be willful, arrogant and stubborn. Stubbornly self-righteous and willful, Higgins demonstrates his ideals in his brazen disregard for the Victorian rules of conduct. Synonyms headstrong, self-willed, strong-willed, with a will of one's own, determined to have one's own way; obstinate, stubborn, as stubborn as a mule, mulish, pig-headed, bull-headed, refractory, recalcitrant, uncooperative, intractable, obstreperous, contrary, perverse, wayward, defiant, disobedient, ungovernable, unmanageable, rebellious, mutinous, insubordinate; Scottish thrawn informal cussed British informal bloody-minded, bolshie North American informal balky archaic froward, contumacious rare contrarious, renitent, pervicacious Derivatives wilfulness /ˈwɪlfʊlnəs / /ˈwɪlf(ə)lnəs/ noun ... Is it willfulness, stubbornness, or just an attempt to be in control at the expense of everything and everyone else? Sometimes Jaime drove his parents to distraction with his willfulness, and some nights, when he would not sleep - he was so busy watching the world outside and wondering what more there was to see - they lost their tempers. Too much attention given to the only child in a family not only blinds parents' ability to reason and clouds their judgement, it also encourages the child's willfulness. Origin Middle English: from the noun will² + -ful.
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