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

单词

at will

释义

will² /wil/

noun

transitive verb (pat and pap willed; 2nd pers present indicative willˈest; 3rd pers wills)

To decree
To seek to force, influence (oneself or another to perform a specified action) by silent exertion of the will
To dispose of by will, to bequeath
To wish, desire or want, as in what you will
To wish for (archaic)
To command, order, require (obsolete)

intransitive verb

ORIGIN: OE willa will, determination, from which comes the weak verb willian

willˈable adjective

willed adjective

Having a will
Voluntary
Given or disposed of by will
Brought under another's will, as in hypnotism
(in combination) having a will of a particular kind, as in weak-willed, strong-willed, etc

willˈer noun

Someone who wills

willˈ-less adjective

Having no will of one's own

willˈ-lessly adverb

willˈ-lessness noun

willˈpower noun

The ability to control one's actions, emotions, impulses, etc

willˈ-worship noun (Bible)

Worship after one's own will or fancy, superstitious observance without divine authority

at will

When or as one chooses

a will of one's own

A strong, self-assertive will

by my will (Shakespeare)

conjoint or joint will

A testamentary act by two persons jointly in the same instrument

have one's will

To obtain what one desires

living will see under living

tenant at will

Someone who holds lands only so long as the owner pleases

with a will

Heartily and energetically

with the best will in the world

No matter how willing or persevering one is

work one's will

To do whatever one chooses

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