occasional

名词 n. 形容词 adj.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A person who does something only occasionally.
形容词 adj.
  1. Occurring or appearing irregularly from time to time, but not often; incidental.
    — He was mostly solitary, but enjoyed the occasional visitor.
  2. Created for a specific occasion.
    — Elgar's music was not created to be occasional music for high-school graduations.
  3. Intended for use as the occasion requires.
    — What your living room needs are some occasional chairs.
  4. Acting in the indicated role from time to time.
    — He is an occasional writer of letters to the editor.

词形变化

more occasional comparative most occasional superlative occasionals plural

词汇关系

衍生词
occasional bookcase occasional furniture occasionalism occasionalist occasionality occasionally occasionalness occasional table semioccasional unoccasional

词源

词源 1
From Middle English occasyonal, from Medieval Latin occāsiōnālis and Old French ocasionel. By surface analysis, occasion + -al.
词源 2
From Middle English occasyonal, from Medieval Latin occāsiōnālis and Old French ocasionel. By surface analysis, occasion + -al.
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