wayward 的词源

14世纪晚期，weiward，意为“倾向于违背正确的事物”，是aweiward的缩写，意为“转离”；参见way（副词），是away和-ward的缩写。到1530年代，意为“充满反复无常或异想天开”。相关词汇：Waywardly；waywardness。

Wayward, by derivation, +++applies to one who turns away from what he is desired or expected to be or to do ; but, from its seeming derivation it, has come to apply more often to one who turns toward ways that suit himself, whether or not they happen to be what others desire. [Century Dictionary]

Wayward，从词源上看，+++适用于那些背离期望或被期望成为或做的人的；但由于其表面词源，更多地适用于那些倾向于走自己喜欢的道路的人，无论这些道路是否是他人所期望的。[世纪词典]