This is an arbitrary decision.

这是个武断的决定。

Why 18?It's most likely an arbitrary decision, but why not 16, or 20?

这估计是个任意的决定，但为什么不选16个， 还是20个呢？

When he is confronted with a dilemma, he usually makes an arbitrary decision by throwing a coin.

当他进退两难时，总是采用抛硬币的方法来任意做出一个决定。

Breed standards come about as a result of history, function and arbitrary decision that some features make a breed - and some do not.

犬种标准的形成是一个历史、功能以及对于是否属于这个犬种的特征的明辨的结果。

Chelsea themselves have responded to the punishment by calling it "an extraordinary arbitrary decision" and said they "will mount the strongest appeal possible.

切尔西方面则对该处罚做出了回应，称之为“极端武断的决定”，还说他们“将尽最大的努力去争取上诉”。

When you write your XPath queries, you have to be aware of which way that was done, but that decision is kind of arbitrary.

在编写XPath查询时，必须注意方式，但决策或多或少地存在随机的性质。

Unless there is impact, any decision is somewhat arbitrary.

除非存在影响，否则任何决策都带有一些任意性。

In this pattern, the merge and its matching decision can enclose any arbitrary process fragment that is located between these two gateways.

在此模式中，merge及其匹配的decision可包含位于这两个网关之间的任意流程片断。

Now some are speaking out against the exchanges' decision, which they say was arbitrary and has served to undermine confidence in the markets.

对两家交易所的决定，现在有人公开表示反对。他们说，这一决定过于随意，损害了投资者对市场的信心。

Our decision to go to Italy this summer rather than Spain was quite arbitrary.

我们只是一时随意地决定今夏去意大利而不是去西班牙的。

Still more damningly, Mr Kwarteng concludes that the arbitrary, individualistic nature of so much imperial decision-making was not a weakness of the system, but the system itself.

还有更为诟病的是，科沃腾断定，随意性、个人主义性质的帝国决定如此之多，并非体制薄弱，而是体制本身。

Our decision to go to Italy this summer rather than Spain was quite arbitrary.

我们只是一时随心所欲地决定今夏去意大利而不去西班牙的。

But to some critics, the decision to use a new name for Google's umbrella company seemed a bit arbitrary.

但对一些批评者来说，给谷歌母公司起个新名字的决定似乎略显任性。