arbitrary
🇺🇸
/ˈɑːrbɪtreri/
🇬🇧
/ˈɑːbɪtrəri/
adjective
C1
based on personal choice or random chance, not reason or rules
The teacher's decision to give extra homework seemed arbitrary and unfair to the students.
老师决定布置额外作业的做法似乎很随意且对学生不公平。
R
using power without limits or fairness
The king's arbitrary rule angered the people who wanted fair laws.
国王的专横统治激怒了渴望公平法律的人民。
translation
任意的, 专横的