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indiscriminately

UK //ˌɪndɪˈskrɪmɪnətli//US //ˌɪndɪˈskrɪmɪnətli//

词源

源自拉丁语 'in-'(不) + 'discriminare'(区分),字面意思是'不加区分地'。

adverb

❶ 不加区分地,随意地。指做事或选择时没有经过仔细考虑或区分,可能带来负面影响。

“The soldiers fired indiscriminately into the crowd.”

(士兵们不加区分地向人群开枪。)

“He spends money indiscriminately and is now in debt.”

(他花钱大手大脚,现在负债累累。)

同义词:randomly, haphazardly, arbitrarily

常见短语

act indiscriminately — 指不加选择地采取行动,通常带有负面含义,暗示行为可能造成不良后果。

“The manager acted indiscriminately when firing half the staff.”

(经理草率行事,开除了半数员工。)