| 单词 | ad hoc |
| 释义 | ad hoc (once / 13075 pages) 1adjadv 2adj If you call an ad hoc meeting of your knitting buddies, it means the meeting was formed for one particular reason — to knit. Anything ad hoc is either done for one specific purpose, or in an impromptu, last-minute way. Ad hoc comes from the Latin words meaning "for this." Often the term is used as a criticism, in the sense that something done ad hoc is done hastily and can be ill thought out, serving only to address a problem in the short term. Government programs are often described as ad hoc, for example. But the term can also imply a sense of ingenuity, of impromptu brilliance, or of something happily care-free and devoid of fuss. Like your ad hoc knitting event! WORD FAMILYad hoc USAGE EXAMPLESThe fight to free electors from voting for their state’s popular vote winner is ad hoc silliness and a recipe for future disaster. Slate(Dec 19, 2016) It was set up in an ad hoc way during the election. New York Times(Dec 15, 2016) In the U.K. and Ireland, storms were named on an ad hoc basis until last year. Wall Street Journal(Dec 06, 2016) 1 1adj for or concerned with one specific purpose a coordinated policy instead of ad hoc decisions Syn specific (sometimes followed by `to') applying to or characterized by or distinguishing something particular or special or unique 2adv for one specific case 2they were appointed ad hoc adj often improvised or impromptu an ad hoc committee meeting Syn unplanned without apparent forethought or prompting or planning |
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