wanton
英 ['wɒntən]
美['wɔntən]
- adj. 嬉戏的；繁茂的；荒唐的
- n. 荡妇；水性杨花的女人
- vi. 放肆；嬉戏；闲荡
- vt. 挥霍
- n. (Wanton)人名；(英)万顿
词态变化
副词: wantonly;名词: wantonness;
助记提示
1. want, wane => wanton.
2. Someone who is wanton is etymologically 'lacking in proper upbringing or discipline'.
3. The word was formed from the Middle English prefix wan- 'un-' (a reduced form of the adjective wane 'lacking', which is related to the modern English verb wane).
2. Someone who is wanton is etymologically 'lacking in proper upbringing or discipline'.
3. The word was formed from the Middle English prefix wan- 'un-' (a reduced form of the adjective wane 'lacking', which is related to the modern English verb wane).
中文词源
wanton 恣意的，淫荡的
来自古英语wan-towen,缺乏控制，自制，wan-,缺乏，词源同want,towen,拉，词源同tow。引申词义恣意妄为的，缺乏管教的，淫荡的等。
英英释意
- 1. lewd or lascivious woman
英文词源
- wanton
- wanton: [13] Someone who is wanton is etymologically ‘lacking in proper upbringing or discipline’. The word was formed from the Middle English prefix wan- ‘un-’ (a reduced form of the adjective wane ‘lacking’, which is related to the modern English verb wane) and towen, a descendant of Old English togen, the past participle of tēon ‘pull’, hence ‘bring up, train, discipline’.
=> wane - 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," from Proto-Germanic *teuhan; see tug (v.)). The basic notion perhaps is "ill-bred, poorly brought up;" compare German ungezogen "ill-bred, rude, naughty," 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.
实用场景例句
- wanton destruction
- 肆意破坏
牛津词典
- a wanton disregard for human life
- 全然不顾人的死活
牛津词典
- ...this unnecessary and wanton destruction of our environment...
- 对我们环境毫无必要的肆意破坏
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- Wanton violence is now becoming a regular feature of urban life.
- 肆无忌惮的暴行在城市生活中越来越司空见惯。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- ...the idea that only wanton women have sexual passions.
- 认为只有放荡女人才有性激情的观念
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- Danger, a small collection of fast Wanton it.
- 有备无患, 快收藏这个小东东吧.
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- Soft sand gently stroked wanton sea breeze blowing in every body hair.
- 柔软的细沙轻轻地抚摸着脚丫,海风肆意地吹动身上的每一根毛发.
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- Do you know how pale and wanton thrillful comes death on a strange hour?
- 你可知道当死亡在陌生的时刻来临之时是显得多么苍白、放荡、令人颤栗?
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- Nuptial love maketh mankind ; friendly love perfectith it, but wanton love corrupteth and embaseth it.
- 男女之爱使人类得以延续;友爱使人类走向完美; 但放纵的爱败坏人类并使其变得卑贱.
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- Banks are capable of wanton speculation at home, too.
- 银行在本土也能够肆无忌惮地投机.
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- Nuptial love maketh mankind ; friendly love perfected it; but wanton love corrupteth and embaseth it.
- 夫妻之爱使人类繁衍,朋友之爱使人类完美, 但淫荡之爱腐蚀并摧毁人类.
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- This wanton exercise of this power is not a chimerical suggestion of a heated brain.
- 这种不负责任地行使这个权力的行为不是我头脑发热凭空捏造出来的.
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- Any feelings of wanton spending are not stand.
- 任何感情,都经不起肆意的挥霍.
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- She is living in wanton luxury.
- 她生活极其奢侈.
《简明英汉词典》
- He was the more surprised at his daughter's wanton play of a fixed idea.
- 女儿竟是这样放肆地表达她顽固不化的思想,使他感到格外惊讶.
辞典例句
- In public, he appears a real gentleman, but in fact, he leads a wanton life.
- 在公共场合, 他表现得像个真正的绅士, 但是事实上, 他过着荒唐的生活.
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- A wanton woman prefers brawn to brains.
- 荡妇喜欢肌肉发达的人甚于头脑聪明的人.
《简明英汉词典》
- A lover may bestride the gossamer idles in the wanton summer air, and yet not fall.
- 恋爱中人可以踩在夏空中迎风飘荡的蛛丝上, 而不致摔落.
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- Any wanton endless flow of tears.
- 任无尽的眼泪肆意流淌.
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- Since the wound was wanton and exhibitions, so have lost their pain.
- 因为伤口被肆意地展览, 所以已经失去了疼痛.
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- You are and night theof iniquitythe crimes and wanton cruelties you have committed.
- 您整日闷闷不乐是因为您惨无人道,作恶多端.有多少小动物被您无情地吞吃掉啊!
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- Wanton good for the study of genetic algorithms have a good supporting role!
- 很好的东东,对遗传算法的研究有很好的辅助作用!
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- Romance is in the cafe where you can laugh with me wanton.
- 浪漫是在网吧里你可以陪我肆无忌惮的大笑.
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- The abandoned garden was left to a wanton growth of weeds.
- 荒园里杂草丛生.
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- If it makes the wanton and wild, I will not row my boat by your bank.
- 如果我使水花飞溅, 我就不在你的河边划船.
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- The continuing wanton loss of life provides ample justification for NATO intervention in Kosovo.
- 大量生命的不断丧失为北约干涉科索沃提供了充足的理由.
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- Nuptial love maketh mankind ; friendly love perfecteth it; but wanton love corrupteth and embaseth it.
- 夫妻之爱,使人类繁衍生息.朋友之爱,使人类日趋完美. 但那种荒淫纵欲的爱,却只会使人堕落毁灭.
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