wantonness
noun [ U ] uk/ˈwɒn.tən.nəs/ us/ˈwɑːn.tən.nəs/
(LACK OF CARE)
恣意;不负责
bad behaviour that is intentional or shows no care about bad things that might result
The chairman this week condemned the bank's wantonness towards other people's money. 主席本周谴责了该银行对其他人的钱的不负责行为。
We all felt a strong dismay and horror at such an act of wantonness. 我们都对这种恣意妄为的行为感到强烈的沮丧和震惊。
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- The bank chiefs are robbing the downtrodden to feed our wantonness and greed.
- After the incident, he sued the company for negligence and wantonness.
- The crimes were truly shocking in their wickedness, their wantonness, and their horror.
(SEXUAL BEHAVIOUR)
old use or humorous淫荡，放荡
behaviour that is very sexual
She has been represented as a person of wantonness, vices, and crimes. 她被表现为一个放荡不羁、恶习丛生、罪行累累的人。
The sheer wantonness of our society is depressing. 我们社会的恣意放纵令人沮丧。
See: wanton
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- A man once complained that he was overwhelmed by the wantonness of her conversation.
- The song was written to explore the complexities of my desire, my power, my wantonness.