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wanton adj. 无节制的，放纵的；顽皮的 wanton (adj.) early 14c., wan-towen, "resistant to control; willful," from Middle English privative word-forming element wan- "wanting, lacking, deficient," from Old English wan-, which was used interchangeably with un- (1), and is cognate with German wahn- (as in wahnglaube "superstition," wahnschaffen "misshapen," wahnwitzig "mad, foolish"), Dutch wan- (as in wanbestuur "misgovernment," wanluid "discordant sound"), Swedish and Danish van-, from Proto-Germanic *wano- (see wane). Common in Old and Middle English, still present in 18c. glossaries of Scottish and Northern English; this word is its sole modern survival.Second element is Middle English towen, from Old English togen, past participle of teon "to train, discipline;" literally "to pull, draw," from Proto-Germanic *teuhan (cognates: Old High German ziohan "to pull;" see tug (v.)). The basic notion perhaps is "ill-bred, poorly brought up;" compare German ungezogen "ill-bred, rude, haughty," literally "unpulled." Especially of sexual indulgence from late 14c. Meaning "inhumane, merciless" is from 1510s. Related: Wantonly; wantonness.As Flies to wanton Boyes are we to th' Gods, They kill vs for their sport. [Shakespeare, "Lear," 1605]wanton (n.) "one who is ill-behaved," mid-15c., especially "lascivious, lewd person" (1520s), from wanton (adj.).wanton (v.) "to revel, frolic unrestrainedly," 1580s, from wanton (adj.). Related: Wantoned; wantoning. 【记】want想要 on 想要就上, 放任自己想法，想上一词也与放纵有关；音：顽童，花花公子般贪图享乐与放纵

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['wɔntən] 【英】 adj.顽皮的(mischiev ous)；放纵的(being without check or limitation)【记】 分割记忆：want(想要 )+on(在…上面)【例】 wanton imagination(漫无边 际的想象) adj. 淫乱的(轻浮放荡的) = lewd; 顽皮的【记】want, on: 想要在上面 ＃￥％※淫乱的

单词	wanton
音标	['wɔntən]
解释	adj. 无节制的，放纵的；顽皮的
红宝书	【英】 adj.顽皮的(mischiev ous)；放纵的(being without check or limitation) 【记】分割记忆：want(想要 )+on(在…上面) 【例】 wanton imagination(漫无边际的想象)
字源	wanton (adj.) early 14c., wan-towen, "resistant to control; willful," from Middle English privative word-forming element wan- "wanting, lacking, deficient," from Old English wan-, which was used interchangeably with un- (1), and is cognate with German wahn- (as in wahnglaube "superstition," wahnschaffen "misshapen," wahnwitzig "mad, foolish"), Dutch wan- (as in wanbestuur "misgovernment," wanluid "discordant sound"), Swedish and Danish van-, from Proto-Germanic wano- (see wane). Common in Old and Middle English, still present in 18c. glossaries of Scottish and Northern English; this word is its sole modern survival. Second element is Middle English towen, from Old English togen, past participle of teon "to train, discipline;" literally "to pull, draw," from Proto-Germanic teuhan (cognates: Old High German ziohan "to pull;" see tug (v.)). The basic notion perhaps is "ill-bred, poorly brought up;" compare German ungezogen "ill-bred, rude, haughty," literally "unpulled." Especially of sexual indulgence from late 14c. Meaning "inhumane, merciless" is from 1510s. Related: Wantonly; wantonness. As Flies to wanton Boyes are we to th' Gods, They kill vs for their sport. [Shakespeare, "Lear," 1605] wanton (n.) "one who is ill-behaved," mid-15c., especially "lascivious, lewd person" (1520s), from wanton (adj.). wanton (v.) "to revel, frolic unrestrainedly," 1580s, from wanton (adj.). Related: Wantoned; wantoning.
不择手段背单词	adj. 淫乱的(轻浮放荡的) = lewd; 顽皮的【记】want, on: 想要在上面＃￥％※淫乱的
趣味全助记	【记】want想要 on 想要就上, 放任自己想法，想上一词也与放纵有关；音：顽童，花花公子般贪图享乐与放纵

Wanton English Middle German Adj Element Wan Proto Germanic