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

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.
**喜欢肌肉发达的人甚于头脑聪明的人.

来自《简明英汉词典》

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