| 释义 |
occasion /ə-kāˈzhən/ noun- A case, instance or time of something happening
- A suitable time, moment or opportunity
- A special time or season
- A chance of bringing about something desired
- An opportunity
- An event which, although not the cause, determines the time at which another happens
- A reason, pretext or excuse
- Requirement
- Need
- (usu in pl) business
- A special ceremony, celebration or event
- Formerly, in Scotland, a communion service
- Doing, occasioning, matter of responsibility (Shakespeare)
- Events or course of events (Shakespeare)
- (in pl) necessary bodily functions (obsolete)
transitive verb- To give occasion or rise to
- To cause
- To accustom (obsolete)
ORIGIN: L occāsiō, -ōnis opportunity, from ob, in the way of, and cadere, cāsum to fall occāˈsional adjective - Happening or occurring infrequently, irregularly or now and then
- Produced on or for some special event or for special occasions
- Constituting the occasion
- Resulting from accident (obsolete)
occāˈsionalism noun The Cartesian explanation of the apparent interaction of mind and matter by the direct intervention of God on the occasion of certain changes occurring in one or the other occāˈsionalist noun occāsionalˈity noun occāˈsionally adverb - Now and then
- On or for an occasion
- Casually (obsolete)
occāˈsioner noun occasional cause noun - The event which in the Cartesian philosophy is only the occasion, not the true cause
- That by which the efficient cause comes into operation
occasional conformist noun (historical) A Dissenter who qualified for office by conforming to the Church of England upon occasion occasional table noun A small portable esp ornamental table occasioned by - Caused by
- Necessitated by
- (which was) a consequence of (obsolete)
on occasion - From time to time
- In case of need
- As opportunity offers
rise to the occasion see under rise take occasion To take advantage of an opportunity (to) |