willy-nilly: [17] Willy-nilly originated in the expression will I, nill I, literally ‘whether I wish it or do not wish it’ (nill ‘be unwilling’, long defunct as an independent verb, was formed from will and the negative prefix ne-)
willy-nilly
c. 1600, contraction of will I, nill I, or will he, nill he, or will ye, nill ye, literally "with or without the will of the person concerned." See nill + will (v.1).
实用例句
1. Willy Brandt made history by visiting East Germany in 1970.
威利·勃兰特1970年访问东德，书写了历史新篇章。来自柯林斯例句
2. Boise , Willy , Goats , Friendless's Brother, Littles, Furhouse, and Taskforce were all addicts.
