| 单词 | errant |
| 释义 | errant (once / 4102 pages) adj Something or someone described as errant has gone astray or done wrong by going in an unexpected direction. An errant bird might end up in northern Canada while his friends fly to southern Mexico for the winter. Although errant is commonly used as a synonym for "misbehaving" or "naughty," it also refers to things that are just out of place. An errant bomb can hit a house instead of an army base, and an errant lock of hair can get in your eyes. Errant can be intentional, as in "the errant boys skipped school to go to the movies," or unintentional, as in "an errant snowball hit your neighbor instead of your arch enemy." WORD FAMILYerrant: errancy, errantest, errantly, inerrant+/err: errant, erred, erring, error, errs, inerrable/errancy: errancies/erring: erringly, unerring/error: errorless, errors/inerrable: inerrably/inerrant: inerrancy, inerrantly/unerring: unerringly USAGE EXAMPLESIn the film Fisher also talks about her childhood efforts to keep her errant father inside the family home by entertaining him. The Guardian(Dec 31, 2016) On the “Collateral Beauty” set, many of the formations he helped build were glued together to guard against errant elbows. Washington Times(Dec 26, 2016) Mariota was hurried early and often, leading to errant throws all over the field. Washington Times(Dec 24, 2016) 1adj straying from the right course or from accepted standards errant youngsters Syn fallible likely to fail or make errors 2adj uncontrolled motion that is irregular or unpredictable an errant breeze Syn uncontrolled not being under control; out of control |
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