wanton
英 ['wɒntən]
美['wɔntən]
- adj. 嬉戏的；繁茂的；荒唐的
- n. 荡妇；水性杨花的女人
- vi. 放肆；嬉戏；闲荡
- vt. 挥霍
- n. (Wanton)人名；(英)万顿
词态变化
副词: wantonly;名词: wantonness;
助记提示
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).
中文词源
wanton 恣意的，淫荡的
来自古英语wan-towen,缺乏控制，自制，wan-,缺乏，词源同want,towen,拉，词源同tow。引申词义恣意妄为的，缺乏管教的，淫荡的等。
英文词源
- 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.
双语例句
- 1. Wanton violence is now becoming a regular feature of urban life.
- 肆无忌惮的暴行在城市生活中越来越司空见惯。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. It was wanton, moronic vandalism.
- 这是无端、愚蠢的恶意破坏。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. a wanton disregard for human life
- 全然不顾人的死活
来自《权威词典》
- 4. She is living in wanton luxury.
- 她生活极其奢侈.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 5. A wanton woman prefers brawn to brains.
- 荡妇喜欢肌肉发达的人甚于头脑聪明的人.
来自《简明英汉词典》