单词 | casual |
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音标 | ['kæʒuəl] |
解释 | a.偶然的 |
红宝书 | 【考】 反义词: inveterate(积习的); scrutiny(细察)-casu al glance(偶然一瞥) |
字源 | casual (adj.) late 14c., "subject to or produced by chance," from Middle French casuel (15c.), from Late Latin casualis "by chance," from Latin casus "chance, occasion, opportunity; accident, event" (see case (n.1)). Of persons, in the sense of "not to be depended on, unmethodical," it is attested from 1883; meaning "showing lack of interest" is from 1916. Of clothes, "informal," from 1939. Related: Casually. |
不择手段背单词 | adj. 偶然的 = occasional 【例】a casual visitor 不速之客 【反】inveterate(adj 积习的); scrutiny(n 细察)-casual glance(偶然一瞥) |
趣味全助记 | 【记】源自case,场合,偶然的,情况;occasional 偶然的的后半部 |
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