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单词 episodic
释义 ep·i·sod·ic
\| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|sädik, -dēk sometimes -|zä-\ adjective
also ep·i·sod·i·cal \-də̇kəl, -dēk-\; or ep·i·sod·al \-|sōdəl sometimes -|zō-\
1. : made up of separate especially loosely connected episodes
 < the book is episodic and the various incidents don't always hang together — Alberta Eiseman >
 < most of these symphonies are not truly symphonic …; their structure is episodic — Winthrop Sargeant >
 < an episodic life >
2. : having the form of an episode
 < mixture of episodic adventure, satire, and learned discourses — Douglas Bush >
: incidental
 < compresses the five acts of the original into three, eliminates all episodic material — E.H.Zeydel >
3. : of or limited in duration or significance to a particular episode : temporary, ephemeral
 < a reform movement that made only an episodic appearance in the life of the city >
 < the meeting if it is to be historic rather than episodic must usher in an era of peaceful change — J.F.Dulles >
 < his accounts … are more concerned with episodic events such as the succession of rulers and peoples — W.W.Taylor >
4. : occurring, appearing, or changing at usually irregular intervals : occasional, capricious
 < their ideal of national union was episodic combined resistance to an intruder — T.E.Lawrence >
 < episodic in his affections >
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