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.

經理武斷地決定了誰在週末工作,沒有詢問任何人。

R

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

The king arbitrarily changed the laws without asking the people.

國王專橫地修改了法律,沒有徵求人民的意見。

translation

adv. 任意地, 專橫地