arbitrarily

/ˈɑɹbɪˌtɹɛɹəɫi/ adv

In an arbitrary manner.

Word Origin Arbitrary comes from Latin arbiter 'judge, witness' — originally someone who 'goes to' (ad- + baetere) a dispute to settle it. So an arbiter is one who goes to see and decide. Over time, arbitrary shifted from 'decided by a judge' to 'based on random choice or whim.' The same root gives us arbitrate, arbitration, and arbitrator.

adv In an arbitrary manner.

The manager arbitrarily decided to change the project deadline.

(副词) 任意地;随意地;武断地

经理武断地决定更改项目截止日期。

(adverbio) arbitrariamente; caprichosamente [De manera arbitraria.]

El gerente decidió arbitrariamente cambiar la fecha límite del proyecto.

(adverbe) arbitrairement; de manière arbitraire; de façon arbitraire; sans justification; sans motif [De manière arbitraire ; sans justification ni motif légitime.]

Le responsable a décidé **arbitrairement** de modifier la date limite du projet.

(Adverb) willkürlich; beliebig [Auf willkürliche Weise; ohne nachvollziehbare Begründung oder Systematik.]

Der Manager entschied **arbitrarily**, die Projektfrist zu ändern.

(副詞) 恣意的に、独断的に、自分の都合で。

マネージャーは独断的にプロジェクトの締め切りを変更した。

(advérbio) arbitrariamente [De maneira arbitrária.]

O gerente decidiu arbitrariamente mudar o prazo do projeto.

adv To an arbitrary degree.

The temperature was set arbitrarily high without considering comfort.

(副词) 任意程度地

温度被任意设置得很高,没有考虑舒适度。

(adverbio) arbitrariamente; sin criterio; al tuntún [Hasta un grado arbitrario.]

La temperatura se fijó arbitrariamente alta sin considerar la comodidad.

(adverbe) arbitrairement; de manière arbitraire; excessivement; abusivement [À un degré arbitraire ; de façon arbitraire.]

La température a été réglée à un niveau **arbitrairement** élevé sans tenir compte du confort.

(Adverb) willkürlich; beliebig [In einem willkürlichen Ausmaß; ohne Bezug auf festgelegte Maßstäbe.]

Die Temperatur wurde **arbitrarily** hoch eingestellt, ohne Rücksicht auf den Komfort.

(副詞) 恣意的な程度まで、任意の程度まで。

快適さを考慮することなく、温度が恣意的に高いレベルに設定された。

(advérbio) arbitrariamente; sem critério [Até um grau arbitrário.]

A temperatura foi definida arbitrariamente alta sem considerar o conforto.

Word parts: arbitrar + ily

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