| 单词 | vagary |
| 释义 | vagary (once / 2887 pages) n A vagary is an unexpected and unpredictable change, and the word is usually used in the plural. You might know from experience that the vagaries of winter weather make planning a vacation in February a risky proposition. Vagary traces back to the Latin root meaning "wander," and you can think of a vagary as something that wanders. Events or situations that seem to change at random have vagaries. Whether the hottest new boy band will succeed or not is dependent on the vagaries of teenage enthusiasms. The vagaries of the real estate market will determine whether that swamp property you just bought is a gold mine or a disaster. WORD FAMILYvagary: vagaries USAGE EXAMPLES“It’s just the vagaries of the system, the complexity of the cases and the sheer volume that is present in the criminal justice system.” Seattle Times(Jan 01, 2017) Far from receiving postwar state support for his patriotic artistic efforts, he found himself navigating “the vagaries of the American marketplace without a financial lifeline.” Washington Post(Oct 18, 2016) They, therefore, created a complex web of checks and balances to guard against the possible vagaries of the democratic process. Time(Dec 12, 2016) n an unexpected and inexplicable change in something (in a situation or a person's behavior, etc.) the vagaries of the weather his wealth fluctuates with the vagaries of the stock market he has dealt with human vagaries for many years Hyper alteration, change, modification an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another |
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