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单词 sporadically
释义

sporadically

adverb

spo·​rad·​i·​cal·​ly spə-ˈra-di-k(ə-)lē How to pronounce sporadically (audio)
: in a sporadic manner : not regularly or constantly
gunfire being heard sporadically
software updates that appear sporadically
Originally from the western Pacific Ocean, the shrimp have been spotted sporadically in U.S. waters for the past two decades. Rick Jervis
Even when the sun is being well behaved, parcels of plasma shoot sporadically toward Earth's dark side, prompting a bright aurora and intensifying radiation belts. Tim Beardsley

Word History

First Known Use

1681, in the meaning defined above

sporadically

adverb

as in occasionally

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance
  • occasionally
  • irregularly
  • sometimes
  • episodically
  • infrequently
  • rarely
  • seldom
  • now and then
  • ne'er
  • never
  • little

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • frequently
  • often
  • usually
  • generally
  • routinely
  • continuously
  • ordinarily
  • customarily
  • oft
  • habitually
  • constantly
  • oftentimes
  • continually
  • always
  • invariably
  • repeatedly
  • endlessly
  • perpetually
  • ever
  • forever
  • ofttimes
  • eternally
  • chronically
  • unceasingly
  • perennially
  • evermore
  • everlastingly
  • recurrently
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