wanton
adjective /ˈwɒntən/
/ˈwɑːntən/
(formal)- [usually before noun] causing harm or damage deliberately and for no acceptable reason
恶意的;不怀好意的;恣意的 - wanton destruction
肆意破坏 - a wanton disregard for human life
全然不顾人的死活 - the wanton killing of innocent creatures
对无辜生物的肆意杀戮
- wanton destruction
- (old-fashioned, disapproving) (usually of a woman
) behaving in an immoral way; having many sexual partners通常指女人 Topics Personal qualitiesc2淫荡的;淫乱的;水性杨花的
词源Middle English wantowen ‘rebellious, lacking discipline’, from wan- ‘badly’ + Old English togen ‘trained’ (related to team and tow).