arbitrary 中文

EN[ˈɑː.bɪ.tʃ(ɹə).ɹi] [ˈɑɹ.bɪ.t(ʃ)ɹɛ(ə).ɹi]
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Definition of arbitrary in English Dictionary

• 名词 (Noun)PLarbitrariesSUF-ary
  1. Anything arbitrary, such as an arithmetical value or a fee.
• 形容词 (Adjective)COMmore arbitrarySUPmost arbitrary+-
  1. (usually of a decision) Based on individual discretion or judgment; not based on any objective distinction, perhaps even made at random.
     1. Benjamin Franklin's designation of "positive" and "negative" to different charges was arbitrary. In fact, electrons flow in the opposite direction to conventional current.
     2. The decision to use 18 years as the legal age of adulthood was arbitrary, as both age 17 and 19 were reasonable alternatives.
  2. Determined by impulse rather than reason; heavy-handed.
     1. "The Russian trials were Stalin's purges, with which he attempted to consolidate his power. Like most people in the West, I believed these show trials to be the arbitrary acts of a cruel dictator." (Max Born, Letters to Einstein)
  3. (mathematics) Any, out of all that are possible.
     1. The equation is true for an arbitrary value of x.
  4. Determined by independent arbiter.
  5. (linguistics) Not representative or symbolic; not iconic.

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Other Vocabulary

1. en abitrary
2. en arbitrate
3. fr arbitras
4. fr arbitrât
5. en arbitral