self-will

self-will 指固执地坚持自己的意愿、无视他人反对的性格或做法，通常含贬义。

💡 记忆钩子

把自己的“意愿”紧紧抓在手里，别人怎么劝都不松开：这种坚持从正常的主见变成无视反对、固执任性，就是 self-will。

📝 学习建议

不要把 self-will 理解成中性的“意志力”或“决心”；它通常强调固执、任性和不顾反对，带有负面评价。
阅读时可先把它整体记作“固执己意”，再根据上下文判断是在说一种性格，还是这种性格造成的行为。

📖 中文释义

noun

core 固执己意

📖 指一个人只按自己的意愿行事，即使别人反对或劝阻也不改变；重点不是有主见本身，而是拒绝听取意见的固执。

💡 常见结构是 have/show self-will，或 self-will in someone，表示某人表现出这种固执倾向；也可说 give up one’s self-will，表示放弃坚持己意。这个词通常作不可数名词，语气偏正式并且多含批评意味。不要用它来赞扬一个人的毅力或独立性。

uncountable

His self-will made it difficult for the team to reach an agreement.

他的固执己意使团队很难达成一致。

She learned to set aside her self-will and listen to others.

她学会了放下自己的固执，听取别人的意见。

📘 英文释义 (WordNet) 共 2 组

the trait of resolutely controlling your own behavior

同义词集: self-control self-possession possession willpower will power self-command self-will

上位: firmness, firmness of purpose, resoluteness, resolution, resolve 下位: nerves

resolute adherence to your own ideas or desires

同义词集: stubbornness bullheadedness obstinacy obstinance pigheadedness self-will

上位: firmness, firmness of purpose, resoluteness, resolution, resolve

🌳 词源

源自古英语，字面上由“自己”和“意愿”组成，后来固定表示固执己意。

From Middle English self-wil, self-wille, from Old English sylfwill, selfwill, selfwille (“self-will”), from Proto-West Germanic *selbawilljō, from Proto-Germanic *selbawiljô (“self-will”), equivalent to self- + will. Cognate with Old High German selbwillo, selpwillo, Old Norse sjalfvili.

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