arbitrary英语原文释义、词形变化、词源和词汇关系

英文释义

名词 n.

Anything arbitrary, such as an arithmetical value or a fee.

— And in this long chain of consistence, a chain stretching from the long dead to the far unborn, the notion of the arbitrary could only survive as the notion of a pre-established arbitrary.

形容词 adj.

Based on individual discretion or judgment; not based on any objective distinction, perhaps even made at random. usually

— Benjamin Franklin's designation of "positive" and "negative" to different charges was arbitrary.
Determined by impulse rather than reason; often connoting heavy-handedness.

— 1937/1938, Albert Einstein, letter to Max Born 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.
Any, out of all that are possible.

— The equation is true for an arbitrary value of x.
Determined by independent arbiter.
Not representative or symbolic; not iconic.

词形变化

more arbitrary comparative most arbitrary superlative arbitraries plural

词汇关系

衍生词

arbitrarily arbitrariness arbitrarity arbitrary-precision arithmetic arbitrary unit nonarbitrary unarbitrary

词源

词源 1

Etymology tree
Latin arbiter
Proto-Indo-European *-yósder.
Proto-Italic *-āzijos
Latin -ārius
Latin arbitrāriusder.
Middle English arbitrarie
English arbitrary
From Middle English arbitrarie, Latin arbitrārius (“arbitrary, uncertain”), from arbiter (“witness, on-looker, listener, judge, overseer”).

词源 2

Etymology tree
Latin arbiter
Proto-Indo-European *-yósder.
Proto-Italic *-āzijos
Latin -ārius
Latin arbitrāriusder.
Middle English arbitrarie
English arbitrary
From Middle English arbitrarie, Latin arbitrārius (“arbitrary, uncertain”), from arbiter (“witness, on-looker, listener, judge, overseer”).