ADJ-GRADED 任性的;故意作对的;无理取闹的 Someone who is perverse deliberately does things that are unreasonable or that result in harm for themselves. 任性的;故意作对的;无理取闹的 [disapproval]
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。
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。
In some perverse way the ill-matched partners do actually need each other.
VERBS | ADVERBVERBS➤be, seem, sound任性;好像執拗;聽起來不近情理ADVERB➤extremely, fairly, very, etc.極為/相當/非常執拗▸➤deeply非常不合常理◇This kind of reasoning is deeply perverse.這種推理極不符合常理。➤almost幾乎反常▸➤a little, slightly, etc.有點兒/稍有些執拗▸➤mildly, vaguely輕微/隱約反常▸➤deliberately, wilfully/willfully故意作對◇Had you truly forgotten or were you just being deliberately perverse?你是真的忘記了,還是故意作對?
perverse ♦︎ difficult ♦︎ unhelpful ♦︎ awkward ♦︎ obstructive ♦︎ uncooperativeThese words all describe sb who behaves in a way that is not helpful, is unreasonable or causes problems.这些词均表示不愿帮助的、不通情达理的或麻烦的。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆unhelpful / obstructive to sth◆to be difficult / awkward about sth◆a difficult / an awkward / an uncooperative child◆a difficult / an awkward customer◆deliberately perverse / awkward / obstructive■perverse pəˈvɜːs; NAmEpərˈvɜːrs(of a person or their behaviour) showing determination to behave in a way that most people think is wrong, unacceptable or unreasonable(人或行为)执拗的,任性的,不通情达理的◆Do you really mean that, or are you just being deliberately perverse?你是真要那样,还是故意作对?◆For some perverse reason he is refusing to see a doctor.他太固执,拒不去看病。◆It would be perverse to quit now that we're almost finished.我们就快完工了,现在要退出,未免太任性了。▸perversely
adverb
◆She seemed perversely proud of her criminal record.她似乎不通人事,以自己曾经犯过事为荣。▸perversity
noun
[uncountable] ◆He refused to attend out of sheer perversity.他拒不出席,纯属任性固执。■difficult(of a person) not easy to please; not helpful(人)难以取悦的,不愿帮助的◆Don't pay any attention to her-she's just being difficult.别理她-她是在故意刁难。◆We have training in how to deal with difficult customers.我们有培训课教大家如何对付难缠的顾客。■unhelpful(of a person) not willing to help sb; (of an action) not helpful or useful(人)不愿帮助的;(行为)无益的,无用的◆The taxi driver was being very unhelpful.那个出租车司机不肯帮忙。◆We were disappointed by the rather unhelpful response from the insurance company.保险公司的回答于事无补,我们对此很失望。OPPhelpful ⇨ helpful, helpful ⇨ valuable2▸unhelpfully
adverb
◆'Who was that?' 'No idea,' she replied unhelpfully.“那是谁?”“不知道。”她一副不想帮忙的语气回答道。■awkward(of a person) difficult to deal with(人)难对付的,难处理的◆Please don't be awkward about letting him come.关于让他来这件事,请你不要从中作梗。◆He can be an awkward customer(= a difficult person to deal with generally).他可是个难对付的家伙。■obstructiveəbˈstrʌktɪv (of a person or their behaviour) trying to prevent sb/sth from making progress(人或行为)阻挠的,妨碍的◆Of course she can do it. She's just being deliberately obstructive.这事她当然做得到,她只是故意刁难。OPPconstructiveⓘ Constructive describes behaviour or a course of action that has a useful and helpful effect rather than being negative and with no purpose. * constructive指行为或行动是有用和有帮助的,而不是负面的、没有目的的◆constructive criticism / suggestions / advice建设性的批评/建议/劝告■uncooperativeˌʌnkəʊˈɒpərətɪv; NAmEˌʌnkoʊˈɑːpərətɪv(of a person) not willing to be helpful to other people or do what they ask(人)不愿合作的,不愿配合的◆The witness was extremely uncooperative.目击者一点都不配合。OPPcooperative ⇨ helpful