occasional
                
          英 [?'ke??(?)n(?)l]
美 [?'ke??nl]
        
                
        
                
                中文詞源
        
        occasional 偶然的來自occasion,偶然。
 
                英文詞源
        
        - occasional (adj.)
- late 14c., "occurring now and then," from occasion (n.) + -al (1). Meaning "casual" is 1560s. Meaning "happening on or pertaining to a particular occasion" is from 1630s. Of furniture, etc., from 1749.
雙語例句
        
        - 1. She saw the occasional glimmer of a moth's wings. 
- 她看見蛾子的翅膀偶爾會泛光。
來自柯林斯例句
 
- 2. An elegant occasional table is framed in the window. 
- 一張雅致的供重大活動使用的餐桌被擺放在櫥窗里。
來自柯林斯例句
 
- 3. The foggy streets were virtually empty, except for the occasional evening stroller. 
- 除了偶爾一兩個傍晚出來散步的人,霧蒙蒙的街上空蕩蕩的。
來自柯林斯例句
 
- 4. She flicked through a romantic paperback between occasional dips in the pool. 
- 用在泳池里游一陣后歇一陣的幾個空當,她翻完了一本平裝本言情小說。
來自柯林斯例句
 
- 5. They have complained of discrimination and occasional rough treatment. 
- 他們抗議遭受歧視,而且偶爾還會遭到粗暴的對待。
來自柯林斯例句