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perverse

perverse

[英] [pəˈvɜ:s, ˈpɜ:ˌvɜ:s] [美] [pɚˈvə:s, ˈpə:ˌvə:s] 生词本

adj.

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1. ADJ-GRADED 任性的;故意作对的;无理取闹的 Someone who is perverse deliberately does things that are unreasonable or that result in harm for themselves. 
  • It would be perverse to stop this healthy trend...

    阻止这种健康发展的趋势是没有道理的。

  • Psychotherapists often take a perverse delight in criticizing other psychotherapists...

    精神治疗师们经常幸灾乐祸地批评自己的同行。

  • In some perverse way the ill-matched partners do actually need each other.

    奇怪的是,那些不相配的伴侣实际上却彼此需要。

perversely
  • She was perversely pleased to be causing trouble...

    她以制造麻烦为乐。

  • Some saw it, perversely, as a victory.

    而有些人却执意把它看作胜利。

perversity
  • It would be wrong to continue out of perversity.

    为了故意作对而继续这样做是不对的。

Adjective

1. marked by a disposition to oppose and contradict;

  • "took perverse satisfaction in foiling her plans"

2. resistant to guidance or discipline;

  • "Mary Mary quite contrary"
  • "an obstinate child with a violent temper"
  • "a perverse mood"
  • "wayward behavior"

3. marked by immorality; deviating from what is considered right or proper or good;

  • "depraved criminals"
  • "a perverted sense of loyalty"
  • "the reprobate conduct of a gambling aristocrat"
1. I find a perverse delight in listening to traffic.
我从听车辆发出的声音中找到一种怪异的乐趣。

来自《简明英汉词典》

2. It's perverse of him to buy hot dogs when we want ice-cream.
我们要雪糕,他偏买热狗,这个人脾气乖张。

来自《简明英汉词典》

3. This kind of reasoning is deeply perverse.
这种推理是极其有悖常理的。

来自《简明英汉词典》