粵

任jam6意ji3

jam6 ji3rèn yì

English

  1. any
  2. as one pleases; typically has a negative connotation
  3. arbitrary
  4. at will
  5. at random

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 想做乜就做乜,通常係負面

Examples

  • 爸爸俾你咁多錢,係希望你去求學,唔係俾你任意揮霍㗎。

    Dad gave you so much money, hoping that you will use it to further your studies. He didn't expect you to spend it lavishly.

  • 贝尔被犯规了,球队获得了任意球。

    Bale was fouled, and his team was awarded a free kick.

    Tatoeba · trieuho CC BY

  • 我母亲宁愿选彩票机上的任意数字,也不选我的幸运数字。

    My mother prefers the arbitrary selection of the lottery machines over my lucky numbers.

    Tatoeba · fucongcong CC BY

  • 全純函數在其定義域內任意一點的鄰域中都可以表示為收斂的冪級數。

    A holomorphic function can be expressed as a convergent power series in a neighborhood of any point in its domain.

    Tatoeba · LeviHighway CC BY

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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