vagary
音标发音
- 英式音标 ['veɪg(ə)rɪ]
- 美式音标 [ˈveɡəri, vəˈɡɛri]
- 国际音标 ['veiɡəri]
- 美式发音
基本解释
- n.奇特;好奇;奇特行为;变幻莫测
词根记忆
- vag(漫游) + ary→游移的思想→奇想;发音记忆:“无规律”→奇想
英汉例句
- Betting on sport, in particular, is vagary.
如果赌的是体育运动,那就更说不清楚了。 - The building of this house in the shape of the temple was a rich man's vagary.
这栋房屋庙宇式的外形,是一位富人的奇想。 - The style of vagary and ghastfulness and the sense of mystery are full of thestory of Edgar Allan Poe.
艾德加·爱伦·坡的小说风格奇特恐怖,充满了神秘感。 - The style of vagary and ghastfulness and the sense of mystery are full of thestory of Allan.
爱伦的小说风格奇特恐怖,充满了神秘感。 - Before being realized, an ideal has many names, which are "illusion","vagary","daydream" and "impossibility".
理想在实现之前有很多名字,它们是:幻想、妄想、白日梦和不可能。
英英字典
- Vagaries are unexpected and unpredictable changes in a situation or in someone's behaviour that you have no control over.
柯林斯英英字典
专业释义
- 奇想