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Arbitrary 考法 1】Adj.专横的,独断专行的 Showing Tendency Force One's Regard

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【考法 1】adj.专横的,独断专行的: having or showing a tendency to force one's will on others without any regard to fairness or necessity
【例】an arbitrary piano teacher who makes all her students do the same exercises over and over again 一个让学生反复练习同一首曲子的专横的老师
【近】dictatorial, imperious, peremptory, willful
【考法 2】adj.独裁的,拥有无限权力的: exercising power or authority without interference by others
【例】a nation with no tradition of democracy, only a long history of arbitrary rulers 一个从来没有民主的传统,只有长期的独裁统治的国家
【近】autocratic, czarist, despotic, monocratic, tyrannic, tyrannous
【反】limited (权力)受限的;democratic 民主的;republican 共和的
【考法 3】adj.缺乏计划的,随意的: lacking a definite plan, purpose, or pattern
【例】The order of the names of the 10 semifinalists is entirely arbitrary.半决赛上十名上场选手的顺序完全是随机的。
【近】aimless, desultory, erratic, haphazard, scattered, slapdash, stray, willy-nilly
【反】methodical, orderly, organized, regular, systematic, systematized 有序的,有组织的

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