| 单词 | arbitrarily |
| 释义 | arbitrarily (once / 4190 pages) adv Something said or done arbitrarily is done randomly or without much thought — like when you arbitrarily eat whatever happens to be on the buffet table at your cousin's wedding. The adverb arbitrarily describes something that's done haphazardly, based on random chance or on your own whim of the moment. If you go to a movie and know nothing about anything that's playing, you might arbitrarily choose one — based on the titles, the look of the posters, or on nothing at all. When there's not much reason behind your actions, they're done arbitrarily. WORD FAMILYarbitrary: arbitrarily, arbitrariness, nonarbitrary, unarbitrary USAGE EXAMPLESAlso, the fact that death sentences are sometimes arbitrarily or unevenly assigned on the basis of race is untenable in a just world. Washington Post(Dec 16, 2016) Jammeh is accused of arbitrarily detaining, torturing and sometimes killing political opponents. Seattle Times(Dec 17, 2016) Western sources said there were credible reports of people being arbitrarily arrested and executed in Aleppo, though there was a lack of firm information. The Guardian(Dec 08, 2016) adv in a random manner Syn at random, every which way, haphazardly, indiscriminately, randomly, willy-nilly |
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