单词 | sporadic |
释义 | sporadic —sporadically, adv. —sporadicalness, n. —sporadicity /spawr'euh dis"i tee, spohr'-/, sporadism, n. /speuh rad"ik/, adj. 1. (of similar things or occurrences) appearing or happening at irregular intervals in time; occasional: sporadic renewals of enthusiasm. 2. appearing in scattered or isolated instances, as a disease. 3. isolated, as a single instance of something; being or occurring apart from others. 4. occurring singly or widely apart in locality: the sporadic growth of plants. Also, sporadical. [1680-90; < ML sporadicus < Gk sporadikós, equiv. to sporad- (s. of sporás strewn, akin to sporá SPORE) + -ikos -IC] Syn. 3. separate, unconnected. Ant. 1. continuous. |
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