Erratic



GRE 蓝宝 Barron TOEFL

解释

GRE 红宝书

• adj. 反复无常的; 古怪的
• ［英］ adj. 反复无常的 ( irregular, random, wandering) ; 古怪的 ( eccentric; queer)
• ［记］ err ( 跑) +atic -> 反复无常的

Webster Collegiate

I. adjective

• Etymology: Middle English, from Latin erraticus, from erratus, past participle of errare
• Date: 14th century
• 1.
  • a. having no fixed course ; wandering <an erratic comet>
  • b. archaic nomadic
• 2. transported from an original resting place especially by a glacier <an erratic boulder>
• 3.
  • a. characterized by lack of consistency, regularity, or uniformity <erratic dieting><keeps erratic hours>
  • b. deviating from what is ordinary or standard ; eccentric <an erratic genius>
• Synonyms: see strange
• ? erratical adjective
• ? erratically adverb
• ? erraticism noun

II. noun

• Date: circa 1623
• one that is erratic; especially an erratic boulder or block of rock

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