wanton
英 ['w?nt?n]
美['w?nt?n]
- adj. 嬉戲的；繁茂的；荒唐的
- n. 蕩婦；水性楊花的女人
- vi. 放肆；嬉戲；閑蕩
- vt. 揮霍
- n. (Wanton)人名；(英)萬頓
GRETEM8低頻詞擴展詞匯
詞態變化
副詞:?wantonly;名詞:?wantonness;
助記提示
1. want, wane => wanton.
2. Someone who is wanton is etymologically 'lacking in proper upbringing or discipline'.
3. The word was formed from the Middle English prefix wan- 'un-' (a reduced form of the adjective wane 'lacking', which is related to the modern English verb wane).
2. Someone who is wanton is etymologically 'lacking in proper upbringing or discipline'.
3. The word was formed from the Middle English prefix wan- 'un-' (a reduced form of the adjective wane 'lacking', which is related to the modern English verb wane).
中文詞源
wanton 恣意的，淫蕩的
來自古英語wan-towen,缺乏控制，自制，wan-,缺乏，詞源同want,towen,拉，詞源同tow。引申詞義恣意妄為的，缺乏管教的，淫蕩的等。
英文詞源
- wanton
- wanton: [13] Someone who is wanton is etymologically ‘lacking in proper upbringing or discipline’. The word was formed from the Middle English prefix wan- ‘un-’ (a reduced form of the adjective wane ‘lacking’, which is related to the modern English verb wane) and towen, a descendant of Old English togen, the past participle of tēon ‘pull’, hence ‘bring up, train, discipline’.
=> wane - wanton (adj.)
- early 14c., wan-towen, "resistant to control; willful," from Middle English privative word-forming element wan- "wanting, lacking, deficient," from Old English wan-, which was used interchangeably with un- (1), and is cognate with German wahn- (as in wahnglaube "superstition," wahnschaffen "misshapen," wahnwitzig "mad, foolish"), Dutch wan- (as in wanbestuur "misgovernment," wanluid "discordant sound"), Swedish and Danish van-, from Proto-Germanic *wano- (see wane). Common in Old and Middle English, still present in 18c. glossaries of Scottish and Northern English; this word is its sole modern survival.
Second element is Middle English towen, from Old English togen, past participle of teon "to train, discipline;" literally "to pull, draw," from Proto-Germanic *teuhan (cognates: Old High German ziohan "to pull," from Proto-Germanic *teuhan; see tug (v.)). The basic notion perhaps is "ill-bred, poorly brought up;" compare German ungezogen "ill-bred, rude, naughty," literally "unpulled." Especially of sexual indulgence from late 14c. Meaning "inhumane, merciless" is from 1510s. Related: Wantonly; wantonness.As Flies to wanton Boyes are we to th' Gods, They kill vs for their sport. [Shakespeare, "Lear," 1605]
- wanton (n.)
- "one who is ill-behaved," mid-15c., especially "lascivious, lewd person" (1520s), from wanton (adj.).
- wanton (v.)
- "to revel, frolic unrestrainedly," 1580s, from wanton (adj.). Related: Wantoned; wantoning.
雙語例句
- 1. Wanton violence is now becoming a regular feature of urban life.
- 肆無忌憚的暴行在城市生活中越來越司空見慣。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. It was wanton, moronic vandalism.
- 這是無端、愚蠢的惡意破壞。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. a wanton disregard for human life
- 全然不顧人的死活
來自《權威詞典》
- 4. She is living in wanton luxury.
- 她生活極其奢侈.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 5. A wanton woman prefers brawn to brains.
- 蕩婦喜歡肌肉發達的人甚于頭腦聰明的人.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》