| 单词 | unpredictability |
| 释义 | unpredictability (once / 26324 pages) n It’s Uncle Marvin’s unpredictability that makes family functions so interesting — you just never know what he’s going to do! Unpredictability is the trait of doing things in a way that is irregular and cannot be predicted. Unpredictability contains the word predictability, which describes the quality of doing things in a regular way, time after time. Unpredictability is the opposite of predictability. Because Uncle Marvin is so marked by unpredictability, you never bring your friends to family parties, fearing that Uncle Marvin might do something wacky at any moment. Unpredictability can be exciting, but it can also be scary or unpleasant never knowing what someone is going to do next. WORD FAMILYunpredictability: unpredictabilities+/predict: predictable, predicted, predicting, prediction, predictive, predictor, predicts/predictability: predictabilities/predictable: predictability, predictably, unpredictable/predicted: unpredicted/prediction: predictions/predictive: predictively, unpredictive/predictor: predictors/unpredictable: unpredictability, unpredictably USAGE EXAMPLESAs if that wasn’t a sufficiency of unpredictability, there will be critical elections in Germany and France, the EU’s two most significant actors. The Guardian(Dec 31, 2016) “We are facing a high level of unpredictability, and the only way of avoiding these actions is to control the territory,” Minniti said. Washington Times(Dec 29, 2016) “I’m dreading the unpredictability,” said John J. Lynch III, Main Line’s president and chief executive. New York Times(Dec 28, 2016) 1n lacking predictability Ant|Hyper predictability the quality of being predictable precariousness, uncertainness, uncertainty being unsettled or in doubt or dependent on chance 2n the quality of being guided by sudden unpredictable impulses Syn|Hyper capriciousness changefulness, inconstancy the quality of being changeable and variable 3n the trait of being unpredictably irresolute Syn|Hyper volatility irresoluteness, irresolution the trait of being irresolute; lacking firmness of purpose |
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