arbitrary
US /ˈɑːr.bə.trer.i/
UK /ˈɑːr.bə.trer.i/
1.
武断的, 任意的
based on random choice or personal whim, rather than any reason or system
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The committee made an arbitrary decision without consulting anyone.
委员会在未咨询任何人的情况下做出了武断的决定。
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His choice of colors seemed completely arbitrary.
他对颜色的选择似乎完全是随意的。
2.
专横的, 独断的
(of power or a ruling body) unrestrained and autocratic in the use of authority
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The dictator's rule was arbitrary and oppressive.
独裁者的统治是专横和压迫性的。
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Citizens feared the arbitrary arrests by the secret police.
公民们害怕秘密警察的任意逮捕。