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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries任性
Pronunciation / Transliteration: rènxìng
"他的任性让他失去了很多朋友。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Stubborn adherence to one's own desires or course of action, often in disregard of others; obstinacy.
"His stubborn self-will prevented him from accepting the helpful advice of his colleagues." - 2
The faculty of autonomous decision-making or willful independence.
"She exercised her self-will to forge a career path independent of her family's expectations."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the combination of the reflexive prefix 'self-' (from Old English 'self') and 'will' (from Old English 'willa', meaning desire, choice, or purpose). Recorded since the late Middle English period, the term historically carried a predominantly negative connotation denoting stubbornness, obstinacy, or the imposition of one's own desires over divine or social order.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Self-will" is said worldwide
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obstination
Transliteration: obstination
"Son obstination excessive l'a conduit à l'échec."
Eigensinn
Transliteration: Eigensinn
"Sein Eigensinn machte es schwer, eine Einigung zu erzielen."
caparbietà
Transliteration: caparbietà
"La sua caparbietà ha rovinato i piani."
obstinación
Transliteration: obstinación
"Su propia obstinación le impidió ver la verdad."
teimosia
Transliteration: teimosia
"A teimosia dele causou muitos problemas."
हठ
Transliteration: hath
"उसकी अपनी हठ ने उसे मुसीबत में डाल दिया।"
任性
Transliteration: rènxìng
"他的任性让他失去了很多朋友。"
고집
Transliteration: gojip
"그의 지나친 고집이 문제를 일으켰다."
我がまま
Transliteration: wagamama
"彼の我がままな態度が周囲を困らせた。"
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