arbitrary的词源

英文词源

arbitrary: arbitrary: [15] Arbitrary comes ultimately from Latin arbiter ‘judge’, via the derived adjective arbitrārius. It originally meant ‘decided by one’s own discretion or judgment’, and has since broadened, and ‘worsened’, in meaning to ‘capricious’. The Latin noun has of course contributed a large number of other words to English, including arbiter [15] itself, arbitrate [16] (via the Latin verb arbitrārī), and arbitrament [14]. Arbitrage in the sense ‘buying and selling shares to make a profit’ is a 19thcentury borrowing from French, where it means literally ‘arbitration’.
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arbitrary (adj.): early 15c., "deciding by one's own discretion," from Old French arbitraire (14c.) or directly from Latin arbitrarius "depending on the will, uncertain," from arbiter (see arbiter). The original meaning gradually descended to "capricious" and "despotic" (1640s). Related: Arbitrarily; arbitrariness.

发音释义：['ɑːbɪt(rə)rɪ] adj. 任意的；武断的；专制的

结构分析：arbitrary = arbitra（仲裁）+ry（形容词后缀）→像仲裁人仲裁那样的→武断的，专制的

背景知识：仲裁人为争议双方进行居中仲裁时所提供的裁决意见通常都是基于个人的经验，因此是独断的、专制的。

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arbiter,仲裁，裁判，-ary,形容词后缀。词义贬义化。