willfully
willfully — 副詞
1. doing something on purpose, especially when you know it is wrong or against the
故意；任性
明知不該卻刻意為之，或固執己見
doing something on purpose, especially when you know it is wrong or against the rules; or behaving in a stubborn way without caring what others think or want
Kwame was fined for willfully ignoring the no-smoking signs in the hospital.
Kwame 因為在醫院裡故意無視禁菸標誌而被罰款。
willfully ignoring [rules or warnings]
The company's directors willfully misled investors about the true financial losses.
該公司的董事蓄意誤導投資人有關實際的財務虧損。
willfully misled [someone] about [something]
Daichi willfully disobeyed the coach's training plan and did his own exercises instead.
Daichi 執意不服從教練的訓練計畫，反而自己做自己的練習。
The landlord was accused of willfully keeping the apartment without heat all winter.
該房東被指控整個冬天蓄意不供應暖氣。
Padma argued that the witness had willfully lied under oath to protect the suspect.
Padma 主張該證人在法庭上為了包庇嫌犯而蓄意撒謊。
- deliberately
neutral connotation; does not imply wrongdoing — can be used for neutral or positive actions too
- intentionally
focuses on the mental planning behind the action; also neutral in connotation
- obstinately
emphasises stubbornness and refusal to change, rather than the moral wrongness of the act
- accidentally
describes something done without intention or planning
- unintentionally
the action happened without the person meaning for it to happen
文法句型
willfully + verb (ignore, disobey, mislead, lie, destroy)
用法筆記
Frequently used in legal or formal contexts to describe intentional violations of rules or laws. Carries a negative judgment — the action is not just deliberate but also morally or socially wrong. The British spelling is 'wilfully'.