Categories: 今日短语

2020-08-04 Be a law unto themselves 我行我素

今日短语

表达 “be a law unto themselves” 用来形容某人 “自行其是,我行我素”,因此他们是相当不可预测的。除了可以用来描述一个不遵循规章制度的人以外,这个表达也可以用来描述运转异常的机器或其它物体。

例句

I want to arrange a weekend away with Emily, but she’s a law unto herself – I never know what she’s going to be doing.
我想安排和艾米莉一起度周末,但她是个我行我素的人,我从来都不知道她要干什么。

Travelling with Jack is always great fun – he’s a law unto himself, so you never know where you’ll end up.
和杰克一起旅行游玩总是很有趣,因为他自行其是,所以你永远不知道会到哪里去。

This computer is a law unto itself! I can never get it to do what I want.
这台电脑有自己的规律!我从来都不能让它做我想做的事情。

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