adj. 故意的;蓄意的;深思熟慮的;慎重的;
vt. 權衡;
vi. 熟慮;商討;
?? de 否定 + liber自由 + ate...的 →不是任意而為→ 故意的
"Government sources denied there had been a deliberate cover-up."
政府方面否認了有故意掩飾的行為。
近義:mull, muse, perpend, ponder, reflect, think
反義:intentional, natural, sudden, unbidden, unconstrained, unexpected
n. 選擇;選擇權;精選品;入選者;
adj. 上等的,精選的;
?? 后綴:ice 構成抽象名詞,表示行為,情況
"The choice of players for the team seemed completely arbitrary."
看來這個隊的隊員完全是隨意選定的。
近義:option, pick, preference, selection, picking, avenue