Word · Frequency #20766
Fully loadederrant
偏离正道的；行为不当的；犯错的
Straying from the correct course or accepted standards; behaving wrongly.
- 1.
Straying from the proper course or standard, or outside established limits.
偏离正确路线或标准的,或超出既定范围的。
- 2.
straying from the right course or from accepted standards
偏离正轨的；出格的
- 3.
Roving around; wandering.
四处游荡的；漫游的。
- 4.
uncontrolled motion that is irregular or unpredictable
不规则或不可预测的运动
- 5.
Prone to erring or making errors; misbehaving.
容易犯错的或出错的；行为不端的。
漫游的；漂泊的；失控的；不规则的；偏离预定轨迹的；偏离正确路线或标准的,或超出既定范围的。；偏离正轨的；出格的；四处游荡的；漫游的。
In use
The errant golf ball landed in the neighbor's pool.
An errant knight wandered through the forest, seeking adventure.
The teacher corrected the errant student who had been disrupting the class.
errant youngsters
an errant breeze
errant + noun
errant 常修饰表示人或其行为的名词。
The errant knight wandered through the forest.
那位游侠骑士在森林里漫游。
errant + noun (behavior)
His errant behavior caused concern among his friends.
Connections
Collocations
- errant knight
- 游侠骑士；四处漫游的骑士
- The tale follows an errant knight who roams the land helping the helpless.这个传说讲述了一位游侠骑士，他在各地游历，帮助无助的人。
- errant child
- 不守规矩的孩子；行为出格的孩子
- The exasperated mother finally managed to settle her errant child down for a nap.那位恼火的母亲终于设法让不守规矩的孩子安静下来午睡。
- errant shot
- 偏离目标的一击；失误的一球
- His errant shot flew wide of the goal and struck the advertising boards.他偏离目标的一脚射门飞出了球门，撞上了广告牌。
- errant husband
- 出轨的丈夫；不忠的丈夫
- After years of silence, the errant husband returned home hoping to reconcile.多年沉默之后，那位出轨的丈夫回到家中，希望能和解。
- errant thought
- 走神的念头；杂念
- She forced herself to focus, pushing the errant thought about her finances aside.
Learner notes
Memory Tip
err=犯错，ant=蚂蚁：想象一只犯了错、乱爬乱逛的蚂蚁，偏离了正道。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：formal writing、literary narrative、technical/scientific description errant 多用于正式或书面语境，较常出现在文学描述及正式论述中；日常口语里较少单独使用。在技术或科学描写中，它可表示“偏离预期路径”或“不受控的”，属较正式的用法。
Pronunciation & Spelling
真正押韵的词是 aberrant /æˈbɛrənt/（重音在 -errant 上）。errand /ˈɛrənd/ 只是结尾辅音不同，非常接近但不押韵；error /ˈɛrər/、err /ɛr/ 只是开头拼写相同，arrant /ˈærənt/ 和 warrant /ˈwɔːrənt/ 的元音也与 errant 不同，所以这些都不押韵。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.