单词 | nomadic |
释义 | nomadic (once / 4766 pages) adj A nomad is someone who lives by traveling from place to place. Nomadic thus means anything that involves moving around a lot. Nomadic hunter-gatherer tribes follow the animals they hunt, carrying tents with them. You don't have to be a nomad to live a nomadic lifestyle. People who work for the state department travel from foreign country to foreign country in four-year postings––they might call this nomadic. If you change schools a lot because of your parents' moves, you could say you've had a nomadic education. WORD FAMILYnomadic: nomadically, nonnomadic USAGE EXAMPLESThe day the trio finally tracked down the nomadic family, Bell was nervous they might be wary of being filmed. The Guardian(Dec 11, 2016) The UPC is largely composed of Fulani, a group of historically nomadic herders found across west and central Africa. The Guardian(Nov 26, 2016) Mongolians survive long winters of subzero temperatures, many of them living as nomadic herders. Wall Street Journal(Nov 25, 2016) adj migratory the nomadic habits of the Bedouins Syn mobile, peregrine, roving, wandering unsettled not settled or established |
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