| 释义 | desultorily
 des·ul·to·ryD0167700 (dĕs′əl-tôr′ē, dĕz′-)adj.1.  Moving or jumping from one thing to another; disconnected: "She had suddenly begun speaking, after sitting silently through several hours of desultory discussion ... about the Resistance" (Adam Nossiter).2.  Occurring randomly or sporadically. See Synonyms at  chance.[Latin dēsultōrius, leaping, from dēsultor, a leaper, from dēsultus, past participle of dēsilīre, to leap down : dē-, de- + salīre, to jump; see sel- in Indo-European roots.]
 des′ul·to′ri·ly adv.des′ul·to′ri·ness n.TranslationsThesaurusSeedesultory
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