wayward

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++way·ward /ˈweɪwəd $ -wərd/ adjective  BAD BEHAVIOUR OR ACTIONSbehaving badly, in a way that is difficult to control 难以控制的；任性的；倔强的 a wayward teenager 任性的少年 —waywardness noun [uncountable]

Examples from the Corpus

wayward• They were both very smart and correct, but Grandad was a little more wayward.• The dashboard sports a gash from wayward bicycle gears.• Aunt Sally left her personal estate of several hundred thousand dollars to a home for wayward Dalmatians.• Leonie felt a momentary pang of compassion for her wayward granddaughter.• The chemistry had been between them from the start, waiting only for a wayward spark to ignite it.• wayward youthOrigin wayward (1300-1400) awayward “turned away” ((13-16 centuries)), from away + -ward

way·ward adjectiveChineseSyllable  

behaving control in a badly, to is Corpus that difficult way

wayward
way‧ward /ˈweɪwəd $ -wərd/ adjectivebehaving badly, in a way that is difficult to control:
    a wayward teenager
—waywardness noun [uncountable]

way·wardBrE /ˈweɪwəd/ 🔊NAmE /ˈweɪwərd/ 🔊 adjective (formal) difficult to control 难以控制的；任性的；倔强的 SYN headstrong ◆a wayward child任性的孩子◆wayward emotions反复无常的情绪▸ way·ward·ness BrE /ˈweɪwədnəs/ 🔊NAmE /ˈweɪwərdnəs/ 🔊 noun [uncountable]