wilful

英 [ˈwɪlfl]

美 [ˈwɪlfl]

adj.  故意的; 有意的; 成心的; 任性的; 固执的; 倔强的

CET6法律

Collins.1 / BNC.14018 / COCA.44654

牛津词典

adj.

• 故意的；有意的；成心的
  done deliberately, although the person doing it knows that it is wrong
  1. wilful damage
     蓄意破坏
• 任性的；固执的；倔强的
  determined to do what you want; not caring about what other people want
  1. a wilful child
     任性的孩子

柯林斯词典

in AM, use 美国英语用 willful


• ADJ 故意的，有意的，成心的(尤指意在造成伤害)
  If you describe actions or attitudes aswilful, you are critical of them because they are done or expressed deliberately, especially with the intention of causing someone harm.
  1. Wilful neglect of our manufacturing industry has caused this problem...
     故意忽略我们的制造业引起了这个问题。
  2. A jury found the airline guilty of wilful misconduct because its lax security allowed a suitcase bomb on to the plane.
     航空公司安保措施漏洞百出，致使一颗放在手提箱里的***被带上了飞机，陪审团因此认定其存在故意不当行为。
• ADJ-GRADED 任性的;一意孤行的
  If you describe someone aswilful, you mean that they are determined to do what they want to do, even if it is not sensible.
  1. ...as the beautiful Lara becomes ever more wilful and irresponsible.
     随着漂亮的拉拉变得越来越任性、越来越不负责任

英英释义

adj

• habitually disposed to disobedience and opposition
  Synonym:frowardheadstrongself-willedwillful
• done by design
  1. the insult was intentional
  2. willful disobedience
  Synonym:willful

双语例句

• The present crisis is the result of years of wilful neglect by the council.
  目前的危机是由市政府委员会多年以来故意玩忽职守造成的。
• Members shall provide for criminal procedures and penalties to be applied at least in cases of wilful trademark counterfeiting or copyright piracy on a commercial scale.
  各成员应规定至少将适用于具有商业规模的蓄意假冒商标或盗版案件的刑事程序和处罚。
• This might explain their apparently wilful oversight of an important event in Chinese history.
  这或许可以解释他们何以对中国历史上的一件大事，视若无睹。
• He's bad-tempered and wilful.
  他脾气很坏，而且蛮不讲理。
• I see nothing in it but your own wilful ignorance and the malice of Mr. Darcy.
  你这种攻击，倒叫我看穿了你自己的顽固无知和达西先生的阴险。
• This wilful teenager refused to listen to his parents.
  这位小伙子故意不听父母的话。
• Wilful neglect of our manufacturing industry has caused this problem
  故意忽略我们的制造业引起了这个问题。
• Don't be wilful as children.
  别像孩子一样任性。
• They hesitate before accepting an invitation to serve, knowing that one might face personal bankruptcy or prosecution – even if the acts were not wilful criminality, but just negligence.
  在接受任职邀请前，他们会犹豫，他们知道，可能会面临个人破产或起诉，即便他们的行为并非故意犯罪，而只是疏忽大意。
• To such perseverance in wilful self-deception Elizabeth would make no reply, and immediately and in silence withdrew;
  他再三要存心自欺欺人，伊丽莎白可懒得再去理他，马上不声不响地走开了。