arbitrarily

🇺🇸 /ˌɑːrbɪˈtrerəli/ 🇬🇧 /ˌɑːbɪˈtrerəli/
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adverb
R

in a way that is not based on reason or a plan, and may seem unfair

The manager arbitrarily decided who would work on weekends without asking anyone.

经理武断地决定了谁在周末工作,没有询问任何人。

R

in a way that uses power without limits and without thinking about others

The king arbitrarily changed the laws without asking the people.

国王专横地修改了法律,没有征求人民的意见。

translation

adv. 任意地, 专横地