| 单词 | willful |
| 释义 | willful (once / 3493 pages) 1adj 2adj Willful means "deliberate" or "stubborn." A child who exhibits willful disobedience knows she is doing something wrong (even if she tries to convince you otherwise). While being full of will, or determination, doesn’t necessarily seem like a bad thing, the word willful is negative in meaning. Use it when someone is behaving in a stubborn or uncooperative manner. To describe someone who possesses dedication or perseverance in a positive sense, consider determined, driven, or decisive — and that’s just the d's! WORD FAMILYwillful: willfully, willfulness+/unwilling: unwillingest, unwillingly, unwillingness/unwillingness: unwillingnesses/wilful: wilfuler, wilfulest, wilfulness/wilfulness: wilfulnesses/will: self-will, wilful, willed, willful, willing, wills, would/willed: self-willed, unwilled/willing: unwilling, willinger, willingest, willingly, willingness, willings/willingness: willingnesses USAGE EXAMPLESIt was inevitable that she would clash with Michael, the most willful of their three children. Washington Post(Dec 29, 2016) Earley and Ambrose also face charges of willful neglect of duty and misconduct in office. Washington Post(Dec 20, 2016) No circus animals are depicted, but the sense of three willful human presences in pursuit of some enigmatic goal is powerful. Seattle Times(Dec 13, 2016) 1 adj done by design 2willful disobedience Syn wilful voluntary of your own free will or design; done by choice; not forced or compelled adj habitually disposed to disobedience and opposition Syn froward, headstrong, self-willed, wilful disobedient not obeying or complying with commands of those in authority |
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