vagary
英 ['ve?g(?)r?]
美
- n. 奇想；奇特行為
GRE暢通詞匯低頻詞
詞態(tài)變化
復數(shù):?vagaries;
英文詞源
- vagary (n.)
- 1570s, "a wandering, a roaming journey," from Italian vagare or directly from Latin vagari "to wander, stroll about, roam, be unsettled, spread abroad," from vagus "roving, wandering" (see vague). The infinitive appears to have been adopted in English as a noun and conformed to nouns in -ary, "but this can hardly be explained except as an orig. university use" [Century Dictionary]. Current meaning of "eccentric notion or conduct" (1620s) is from notion of mental wandering. Related: Vagaries.
雙語例句
- 1. The style of vagary and ghastfulness and the sense of mystery are full of thestory of Allan.
- 愛倫的小說風格奇特恐怖,充滿了神秘感.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 2. The building of this house in the shape of the temple was a rich man's vagary.
- 這棟房屋廟宇式的外形,是一位富人的奇想.
來自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)
- 3. The trial highlighted the issue as a major vagary of doing business in China.
- 對力拓管理人員的審判讓人看到,這個問題是在中國經(jīng)商的一個重大不確定因素.
來自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)