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  1. arbitrariness

    • IPA[ˌärbəˈtrerēnəs]

    美式

    • n.
      the quality of being based on random choice or personal whim, rather than any reason or system;a lack of restraint in the use of authority; autocracy
    • noun: arbitrariness

    • 釋義

    名詞

    • 1. the quality of being based on random choice or personal whim, rather than any reason or system disparate peoples were forced together by the arbitrariness of a colonial map-maker's pen
    • 2. a lack of restraint in the use of authority; autocracy they complained about the arbitrariness of the authorities in closing down their units
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    • IPA[ˈɑːbɪt(rə)rɪnɪs]

    英式

    • n.
      the quality of being based on random choice or personal whim, rather than any reason or system: disparate peoples were forced together by the arbitrariness of a colonial map-maker's pen

    Oxford Dictionary