perverse

英 [pəˈvɜːs]

美 [pərˈvɜːrs]

adj.  执拗的; 任性的; 不通情理的

最高级：perversest　

IELTSGRE法律

Collins.1 / BNC.9523 / COCA.10193

牛津词典

adj.

• 执拗的；任性的；不通情理的
  showing deliberate determination to behave in a way that most people think is wrong, unacceptable or unreasonable
  1. a perverse decision (= one that most people do not expect and think is wrong)
     悖谬的决定
  2. She finds a perverse pleasure in upsetting her parents.
     她让父母担惊受怕，从中取得任性的快乐。
  3. Do you really mean that or are you just being deliberately perverse ?
     你是真要那样，还是故意作对？

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 任性的；故意作对的；无理取闹的
  Someone who isperversedeliberately does things that are unreasonable or that result in harm for themselves.
  1. 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。
  2. 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。
  3. 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。

英英释义

adj

• deviating from what is considered moral or right or proper or good
  1. depraved criminals
  2. a perverted sense of loyalty
  3. the reprobate conduct of a gambling aristocrat
  Synonym:depravedpervertedreprobate
• resistant to guidance or discipline
  1. Mary Mary quite contrary
  2. an obstinate child with a violent temper
  3. a perverse mood
  4. wayward behavior
  Synonym:contraryobstinatewayward
• marked by a disposition to oppose and contradict
  1. took perverse satisfaction in foiling her plans

双语例句

• But the novelty of air-con in developing Asia has stoked a perverse desire to fight the natural climate.
  但在发展中的亚洲，空调这一新奇事物激发了人们与自然气候做斗争的执拗愿望。
• To doubt the resilience of the world economy must now look perverse.
  质疑世界经济的弹性，现在看上去肯定有悖常情。
• At this movement she felt angry with the perverse Sir James.
  这时候，她是对纠缠不清的詹姆士爵士生气。
• I do not like you, because I think that you are perverse!
  我不喜欢你，因为我认为你不正经！
• Maybe that's perverse, but I quite often feel like that guy.
  也许那是乖张，但是我经常地与他感觉相似。
• And they may have perverse consequences.
  它们可能会造成有害的后果。
• It would be perverse to refuse to support this plea.
  拒绝支持这一请愿是违反常情的。
• The perverse pay incentives we have in this country need to be turned on their head.
  支付奖励的倒行逆施，我们在这个国家需要把他们的头。
• With perverse inconsistency she began to wish him to come to her.
  她怀着矛盾的心理，希望他到这儿来。
• PROBABLY the most perverse impediment is our immigration law.
  也许最有悖常理的障碍就是我们的移民法。