wanton是什么意思_wanton怎么读_中英文释义(含例句用法)

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’.
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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.

词态变化

副词 wantonly;
名词 wantonness;

权威造句

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。

2. It was wanton, moronic vandalism.: 这是无端、愚蠢的恶意破坏。

3. a wanton disregard for human life: 全然不顾人的死活

4. She is living in wanton luxury.: 她生活极其奢侈.

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.

近反义词

wanton profusion 浪费

wanton destruction 恣意破坏

play the wanton 养尊处优,混日子...

相似短语

wanton negligenc 【法】任意过失

wanton profusion 浪费

wanton misconduct 【法】轻率不法行为

wanton act 【法】轻率行为, 任性行为

wanton conduct 【法】任性行为

wanton away phr. 闲混(时间)

wanton injury 【法】有意伤害

play the wanton 养尊处优混日子

wanton damage 【法】任意损害

wanton destruction 【法】任意破坏

单词分析

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记忆方法

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).

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