'Willy-Nilly'—Singapore Defense Minister Says The US Is No Longer A Stabilizing Force, But A 'Landlord Seeking Rent'From the headline of this article at Yahoo! Finance.
上記の文で、willy-nillyの意味は?
In the sentence above, what does "willy-nilly" mean?
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解答
意味:英辞郎によると、
【副】
- いや応なしに、有無を言わせずに
- 手当たり次第に、ずさんに、きちんと計画されないで、行き当たりばったりに
【形】
- なかなか決心できない、決断力のない、ためらう、優柔不断の
- なかなか決心できない、決断力のない、ためらう、優柔不断の
- いや応なしの、好むと好まざるとに関わらない、有無を言わせない
Answer
According to :adverb or adjective
- by compulsion : without choice
- in a haphazard or spontaneous manner
Examples
- Move, but don’t run willy-nilly or blindly follow a crowd. — Marissa Vonesh, Washington Post, 29 Aug. 2023
- And yet, Indiana Jones isn’t a franchise to rewrite canon willy-nilly. — Vulture, 30 June 2023
- Bubbly is also one of those few things that should never be ordered willy-nilly. — Jeff Burkhart, Mercury News, 14 May 2025
- These men who were thrown together willy-nilly by the Army had nothing in common.
- She threw her clothes willy-nilly into a drawer.
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