wilful
adjective /ˈwɪlfl/
/ˈwɪlfl/
(especially British English) (North American English usually willful)
(disapproving)- [usually before noun] (formal, disapproving or law
) (of a bad or harmful action法律 ) done deliberately, although the person doing it knows that it is wrong不友好或有害行为 故意的;有意的;成心的 - wilful damage
蓄意破坏 - The report concluded that her death was a result of wilful neglect.
报告的结论是,她的死亡是故意忽视的结果。
- wilful damage
- determined to do what you want; not caring about what other people want
synonym headstrong任性的;固执的;倔强的 - a wilful child
任性的孩子
- a wilful child
词源Middle English: from the noun will + -ful.