Word · Frequency #20530
erratically
/iˈrætikəli/
adverb
不稳定地；无规律地；难以预料地
核心释义
in an erratic manner; unsteadily, randomly, or unpredictably
- 1.
不稳定地,无规律地,不可预测地。
In an erratic manner; unsteadily or randomly, unpredictably.
不稳定地,无规律地,不可预测地。；不规律地；不定地
用法In use
The old car's engine was running erratically, so we pulled over to check it.
用法提示：副词 erratically 修饰动词 running，表示“不稳定地、无规律地”。
Prices on the stock market have moved erratically all week, and no one can predict tomorrow.
用法提示：erratically 作为副词修饰 moved，说明动作“难以预料地、无规律地”。
She drove erratically through the heavy rain, making the passengers nervous.
用法提示：erratically 修饰 drove，表示驾驶方式“不稳定、不可预测”。
verb + erratically
erratically 是副词，修饰动词，强调动作缺乏稳定性或规律。
The machine has been operating erratically.
这台机器一直运行不稳定。
常见错误Common mistakes
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- drive erratically
- 驾驶不稳；开车忽快忽慢
- He was driving erratically and nearly hit a pole.他开车不稳，差点撞上电线杆。
- behave erratically
- 行为反常；表现不稳定
- The stock market has been behaving erratically this week.本周股市一直反复无常。
- fluctuate erratically
- 剧烈波动；涨落无常
- Prices fluctuated erratically during the crisis.危机期间价格剧烈波动。
- move erratically
- 移动无规律；飘忽不定
- The drone moved erratically before crashing.那架无人机在坠毁前毫无规律地移动。
- perform erratically
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
看到 erratically 里的 err（犯错），想象犯错后行动乱套，所以是“不稳定地、无规律地”。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：学术写作、新闻报道、技术报告 「Erratically」是比较正式的副词，通常用于书面语或正式描述，表示行为或变化不稳定、没有规律。日常口语中较少使用，更常说 randomly 或 unpredictably。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
这些副词都与 erratically 押韵：重音都在 /æ/ 上，末尾都是 /tɪkli/（拼写为 -atically）。注意 erotically（/ɪˈrɒtɪkli/）拼写相似但发音不同，不押韵。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.