英语词汇“erratic”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

erratic

/ɪˈratɪk

adjective

Not even or regular in pattern or movement; unpredictable: her breathing was erratic...

A wave of hands suddenly rose high in the air as each one moved about in erratic and unpredictable movements, each as unique as the children's personality.
Rapid eye movement sleep is characterized by a highly erratic breathing pattern and could not be simulated with current technology.
Of course, if that kind of erratic weather pattern appeared during winter, then I guessed that a blizzard would appear.

Synonyms

unpredictable, inconsistent, changeable, variable, inconstant, uncertain, irregular, unstable, turbulent, unsteady, unsettled, unreliable, undependable, changing, ever-changing, volatile, varying, shifting, fluctuating, fluid, mutable, protean, fitful, wavering, full of ups and downs;

mercurial, capricious, whimsical, fickle, flighty, giddy, impulsive, wayward, temperamental, highly strung, excitable, moody

informal blowing hot and cold

technical labile

rare fluctuant, changeful

noun

(also erratic block or boulder) Geology A rock or boulder that differs from the surrounding rock and is believed to have been brought from a distance by glacial action: the source of stone for the whetstones may have been glacial erratics...

Huge glacial erratics, boulders unlike most of the other rocks in their surroundings, stand in mute testimony to their cross-country transport by advancing ice.
In the absence of other sources of building stone, glacial erratics have been extensively used in Finland and northern Poland.
The rocks weighed about 40 kg and included two large pieces of unaltered vesicular basalt with many small attached organisms and numerous smaller rocks including a few glacial erratics.

Derivatives

erraticism

noun ...

Is it a degree of erraticism to just fire your defense team, fire your security guards, then new security guards were hired, then they were fired, then a new team brought in.
But his brilliance was often offset by his erraticism, and this erraticism infuriated her.
Working for Casey was a trial for everybody, partly because of his growing erraticism and partly because of his own rightwing tendencies.

Origin

Late Middle English: from Old French erratique, from Latin erraticus, from errare 'to stray, err'.

单词	erratic
释义	erratic /ɪˈratɪk / adjective Not even or regular in pattern or movement; unpredictable: her breathing was erratic... A wave of hands suddenly rose high in the air as each one moved about in erratic and unpredictable movements, each as unique as the children's personality. Rapid eye movement sleep is characterized by a highly erratic breathing pattern and could not be simulated with current technology. Of course, if that kind of erratic weather pattern appeared during winter, then I guessed that a blizzard would appear. Synonyms unpredictable, inconsistent, changeable, variable, inconstant, uncertain, irregular, unstable, turbulent, unsteady, unsettled, unreliable, undependable, changing, ever-changing, volatile, varying, shifting, fluctuating, fluid, mutable, protean, fitful, wavering, full of ups and downs; mercurial, capricious, whimsical, fickle, flighty, giddy, impulsive, wayward, temperamental, highly strung, excitable, moody informal blowing hot and cold technical labile rare fluctuant, changeful noun (also erratic block or boulder) Geology A rock or boulder that differs from the surrounding rock and is believed to have been brought from a distance by glacial action: the source of stone for the whetstones may have been glacial erratics... Huge glacial erratics, boulders unlike most of the other rocks in their surroundings, stand in mute testimony to their cross-country transport by advancing ice. In the absence of other sources of building stone, glacial erratics have been extensively used in Finland and northern Poland. The rocks weighed about 40 kg and included two large pieces of unaltered vesicular basalt with many small attached organisms and numerous smaller rocks including a few glacial erratics. Derivatives erraticism noun ... Is it a degree of erraticism to just fire your defense team, fire your security guards, then new security guards were hired, then they were fired, then a new team brought in. But his brilliance was often offset by his erraticism, and this erraticism infuriated her. Working for Casey was a trial for everybody, partly because of his growing erraticism and partly because of his own rightwing tendencies. Origin Late Middle English: from Old French erratique, from Latin erraticus, from errare 'to stray, err'. Rhymes achromatic, acrobatic, Adriatic, aerobatic, anagrammatic, aquatic, aristocratic, aromatic, asthmatic, athematic, attic, autocratic, automatic, axiomatic, bureaucratic, charismatic, chromatic, cinematic, climatic, dalmatic, democratic, diagrammatic, diaphragmatic, diplomatic, dogmatic, dramatic, ecstatic, emblematic, emphatic, enigmatic, epigrammatic, fanatic, hepatic, hieratic, hydrostatic, hypostatic, idiomatic, idiosyncratic, isochromatic, lymphatic, melodramatic, meritocratic, miasmatic, monochromatic, monocratic, monogrammatic, numismatic, operatic, panchromatic, pancreatic, paradigmatic, phlegmatic, photostatic, piratic, plutocratic, pneumatic, polychromatic, pragmatic, prelatic, prismatic, problematic, programmatic, psychosomatic, quadratic, rheumatic, schematic, schismatic, sciatic, semi-automatic, Socratic, somatic, static, stigmatic, sub-aquatic, sylvatic, symptomatic, systematic, technocratic, thematic, theocratic, thermostatic, traumatic
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erratic

Derivatives

erraticism

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