impulsive
英 [?m'p?ls?v]
美[?m'p?ls?v]
- adj. 沖動(dòng)的；受感情驅(qū)使的；任性的
英英釋意
- 1. proceeding from natural feeling or impulse without external stimulus;
- "an impulsive gesture of affection"
- 2. without forethought;
- "letting him borrow her car was an impulsive act that she immediately regretted"
- 3. having the power of driving or impelling;
- "a driving personal ambition"
- "the driving force was his innate enthusiasm"
- "an impulsive force"
- 4. determined by chance or impulse or whim rather than by necessity or reason;
- "a capricious refusal"
- "authoritarian rulers are frequently capricious"
- "the victim of whimsical persecutions"
- 5. characterized by undue haste and lack of thought or deliberation;
- "a hotheaded decision"
- "liable to such impulsive acts as hugging strangers"
- "an impetuous display of spending and gambling"
- "madcap escapades"; (`brainish' is archaic)