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wanton

adjective
🔊/ˈwɒntən/
🔊/ˈwɑːntən/
(formal)
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  1. [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肆意杀死无辜的生物
  2. (old-fashioned, disapproving) (usually of a woman通常指女人) behaving in an immoral way; having many sexual partners淫荡的；淫乱的；水性杨花的Topics Personal qualitiesc2
    3. Word OriginMiddle English wantowen ‘rebellious, lacking discipline’, from wan- ‘badly’ + Old English togen ‘trained’ (related to team and tow).