waywardness

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任性指行为或性格固执、不守规矩,常表现为难以预测或控制的不稳定状态。

用法要点

句型搭配

常用于描述人或行为的不可预测性,多与表示容忍、纠正或担忧的动词搭配,如 tolerate、correct、worry about。

• tolerate someone's waywardness
• correct the waywardness of youth
• worry about the waywardness in behavior

介词用法

常与介词 of 连用,表示所属关系,如 the waywardness of a child;也可用 in 表示在某个方面的任性,如 waywardness in decision-making。

• the waywardness of the employee
• waywardness in financial matters
• waywardness of thought

语域说明

waywardness 是正式或文学用语,多用于书面语、学术讨论或严肃场合,日常口语中较少使用,更常用 stubbornness 或 unpredictability。

• literary waywardness
• academic discussion of waywardness
• formal report on waywardness

基础例句

Her waywardness often leads to arguments with her parents.

她的任性经常导致她和父母争吵。

We need to address the waywardness in his spending habits.

我们需要解决他消费习惯中的不稳定问题。

The teacher tried to correct the student's waywardness with patience.

老师试图用耐心纠正这个学生的任性行为。

His occasional waywardness makes it hard to rely on him for important tasks.

他偶尔的任性让人很难在重要任务上依赖他。

高级例句

The study examines the waywardness in adolescent decision-making processes.

这项研究探讨了青少年决策过程中的不稳定性。

Management must implement policies to curb waywardness in financial reporting.

管理层必须实施政策以遏制财务报告中的随意性。

Her waywardness in adhering to project timelines resulted in significant delays.

她在遵守项目时间表方面的任性导致了严重的延误。

The report highlights the waywardness of market trends during economic uncertainty.

报告强调了经济不确定性期间市场趋势的不可预测性。

高频搭配

verb

toleratecorrectcontrolexhibitdemonstrateovercome

adjective

youthfulpersistentunpredictableinherentoccasionaldeliberate

noun

childbehaviornaturetendencyspiritcharacter

adverb

inherentlypersistentlyunpredictablyoccasionallydeliberately

preposition

ofinwithdue tobecause of

phrase

a sign of waywardnessthe root of waywardnessstruggle with waywardnessprone to waywardnessphase of waywardness

常见错误

❌ 错误:He has a waywardness personality.
✓ 正确:He has a wayward personality.

waywardness 是名词,不能直接修饰名词;应使用形容词 wayward 来描述性格,如 wayward behavior 或 a wayward child。

❌ 错误:She shows waywardness on her decisions.
✓ 正确:She shows waywardness in her decisions.

表示在某个方面的任性时,应用介词 in,而不是 on;例如 waywardness in behavior 或 waywardness in judgment。

近义词辨析

stubbornness

stubbornness 强调固执、拒绝改变,常带负面含义;waywardness 更侧重不可预测、不守规矩的行为,可能源于任性或反复无常。

His stubbornness made him refuse all advice, while his waywardness led to erratic choices.

unpredictability

unpredictability 泛指不可预测性,可用于各种情境;waywardness 特指行为或性格上的任性、不稳定,常暗示道德或行为问题。

The unpredictability of the weather is natural, but the waywardness of his actions caused concern.