"词汇篇44 · W–X"（Vocab W–X）
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- 涵盖"任性/古怪"类同根词群（wayward、waywardness、whimsical、whimsy）和"巫术"类词（witchcraft、wizardry）。
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重点内容
| 英文 | 音标 | 中文 | 例句 | 常用搭配 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| warden (n.) | /ˈwɔːdn/ | 看守；管理员 | the prison warden made his rounds | a prison warden |
| warlord (n.) | /ˈwɔːlɔːd/ | 军阀 | controlled by a regional warlord | a local warlord |
| warranty (n.) | /ˈwɒrənti/ | 保修单；保证 | covered under a two-year warranty | a valid warranty |
| wasteland (n.) | /ˈweɪstlænd/ | 荒地 | an industrial wasteland on the edge of town | a barren wasteland |
| watchdog (n.) | /ˈwɒtʃdɒg/ | 监督机构；看门狗 | investigated by a consumer watchdog | a financial watchdog |
| watchword (n.) | /ˈwɒtʃwɜːd/ | 座右铭；口号 | efficiency became the company's watchword | the party's watchword |
| watershed (n.) | /ˈwɔːtəʃed/ | 分水岭；转折点 | a watershed moment in the campaign | a watershed election |
| waver (v.) | /ˈweɪvə(r)/ | 动摇；犹豫 | never wavered in his commitment | waver in resolve |
| wayward (adj.) | /ˈweɪwəd/ | 任性的；难以管教的 | struggled with a wayward teenager | a wayward child |
| waywardness (n.) | /ˈweɪwədnəs/ | 任性；不服管教 | blamed his failures on youthful waywardness | youthful waywardness |
| weaponry (n.) | /ˈwepənri/ | 武器装备 | equipped with advanced weaponry | military weaponry |
| weariness (n.) | /ˈwɪərinəs/ | 疲惫 | a deep weariness after the long journey | overwhelming weariness |
| wedlock (n.) | /ˈwedlɒk/ | 婚姻关系 | born out of wedlock | out of wedlock |
| wharf (n.) | /wɔːf/ | 码头 | ships docked at the wharf | a busy wharf |
| wheedling (adj.) | /ˈwiːdlɪŋ/ | 甜言蜜语哄骗的 | used a wheedling tone to get his way | a wheedling voice |
| wherewithal (n.) | /ˈweəwɪðɔːl/ | 必要的手段/资金 | lacked the wherewithal to expand | the financial wherewithal |
| whim (n.) | /wɪm/ | 一时兴起；心血来潮 | bought it on a whim | on a whim |
| whimsical (adj.) | /ˈwɪmzɪkl/ | 异想天开的；古怪有趣的 | a whimsical illustration style | a whimsical idea |
| whimsy (n.) | /ˈwɪmzi/ | 异想天开；奇思妙想 | a story full of childlike whimsy | pure whimsy |
| whirlpool (n.) | /ˈwɜːlpuːl/ | 漩涡 | swept into a dangerous whirlpool | a swirling whirlpool |
| whirlwind (n.) | /ˈwɜːlwɪnd/ | 旋风；飞快的过程 | a whirlwind romance | a whirlwind tour |
| whistleblower (n.) | /ˈwɪslbləʊə(r)/ | 举报人 | protected as a corporate whistleblower | a government whistleblower |
| whitewash (n.) | /ˈwaɪtwɒʃ/ | 粉饰；掩盖真相 | dismissed the report as a whitewash | a political whitewash |
| wickedness (n.) | /ˈwɪkɪdnəs/ | 邪恶 | punished for his wickedness | pure wickedness |
| wield (v.) | /wiːld/ | 行使（权力）；挥舞 | wielded enormous political power | wield influence |
| wilderness (n.) | /ˈwɪldənəs/ | 荒野 | trekked through the Alaskan wilderness | a vast wilderness |
| wildfire (n.) | /ˈwaɪldfaɪə(r)/ | 野火；蔓延迅速的事物 | the rumour spread like wildfire | spread like wildfire |
| willfulness (n.) | /ˈwɪlfəlnəs/ | 任性；固执己见 | frustrated by the child's willfulness | stubborn willfulness |
| windfall (n.) | /ˈwɪndfɔːl/ | 意外之财 | received an unexpected windfall | a financial windfall |
| wisp (n.) | /wɪsp/ | 一缕；一丝 | a wisp of smoke rose from the chimney | a wisp of hair |
| wistful (adj.) | /ˈwɪstfl/ | 若有所思的；怅然若失的 | gave a wistful smile | a wistful glance |
| wistfulness (n.) | /ˈwɪstflnəs/ | 怅惘；渴望 | spoke with a hint of wistfulness | quiet wistfulness |
| witchcraft (n.) | /ˈwɪtʃkrɑːft/ | 巫术 | accused of practising witchcraft | ancient witchcraft |
| withstand (v.) | /wɪðˈstænd/ | 承受；抵挡 | built to withstand earthquakes | withstand pressure |
| witticism (n.) | /ˈwɪtɪsɪzəm/ | 妙语；俏皮话 | delighted the crowd with a witticism | a clever witticism |
| wizardry (n.) | /ˈwɪzədri/ | 高超技艺；魔法 | admired for his technical wizardry | financial wizardry |
| wizened (adj.) | /ˈwɪznd/ | 干瘪的；干瘦的 | a wizened old man sat by the fire | a wizened face |
| woe (n.) | /wəʊ/ | 悲痛；灾难 | listened patiently to his tales of woe | economic woes |
| wordiness (n.) | /ˈwɜːdinəs/ | 冗长；啰嗦 | criticized for the wordiness of his prose | needless wordiness |
| workmanship (n.) | /ˈwɜːkmənʃɪp/ | 手艺；工艺 | admired for its fine workmanship | excellent workmanship |
| wrath (n.) | /rɒθ/ | 盛怒 | feared the king's wrath | incur someone's wrath |
| wreckage (n.) | /ˈrekɪdʒ/ | 残骸 | searched through the wreckage for survivors | the wreckage of |
| wretched (adj.) | /ˈretʃɪd/ | 悲惨的；可怜的 | lived in wretched poverty | a wretched existence |
| wrongdoer (n.) | /ˈrɒŋduːə(r)/ | 做错事的人；违法者 | brought the wrongdoer to justice | punish a wrongdoer |
| wry (adj.) | /raɪ/ | 讽刺的；挖苦的 | gave a wry smile at the irony | wry humour |
| xenophobe (n.) | /ˈzenəfəʊb/ | 仇外者 | condemned as a dangerous xenophobe | a vocal xenophobe |
📌 *wayward*（任性的；难以管教的）、*waywardness*（任性；不服管教）、*willfulness*（任性；固执己见）三个词都描述不服管教的性格，wayward 更常用于修饰青少年/子女，willfulness 更强调固执坚持自己想法。
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