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单词 erratic
释义 er·rat·ic
I. \ə̇ˈrad.]ik, (ˈ)e|r-, ēˈr-, -at], ]ēk\ adjective
also er·rat·i·cal \]ə̇kəl, ]ēk-\
Etymology: erratic from Middle English erratik, from Middle French or Latin; Middle French erratique, from Latin erraticus, from erratus (past participle of errare to wander, err) + -icus -ic; erratical from erratic + -al — more at err
1.
 a. : having no fixed course : wandering
  < an erratic comet >
 b. archaic : having no fixed residence : nomadic
  < those savages although erratic must remain long enough in one position to cultivate this grain — Z.M.Pike >
2. : transported by a glacier from an original resting place
 < erratic boulder >
 < erratic block >
3.
 a. : characterized by lack of consistency, regularity, or uniformity : unpredictable, capricious
  < erratic as an unroped steer — New Republic >
  : fluctuating
  < the hog market was erratic but pork remained steady >
  : uneven
  < the pitcher showed erratic control, throwing too many wild pitches >
 specifically : marked by irregular changes of direction
  < the erratic course of the river >
  < streets that run at erratic angles >
 b. : deviating from what is ordinary or standard (as in nature, behavior, or opinion) : odd, eccentric
  < the key to the code was the erratic punctuation >
  < he must have been … scandalously erratic from the Puritan point of view — American Guide Series: Massachusetts >
Synonyms: see strange
II. noun
(-s)
: one that is erratic
 < we have erratics, unscholarly foolish persons — Joseph Cook >
specifically : an erratic boulder or block of rock
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