Word · Frequency #14124
vagary
突变；难以预料的变化
an unexpected and inexplicable change in something (in a situation or a person's behavior, etc.)
- 1.
An erratic, unpredictable occurrence or action.
反复无常、不可预测的事件或行为。
- 2.
Something vague.
含糊的事；模糊的东西。
- 3.
An impulsive or illogical desire; a caprice or whim.
一时冲动或不合逻辑的欲望；任性；心血来潮。
反复无常、不可预测的事件或行为。；含糊的事；模糊的东西。；一时冲动或不合逻辑的欲望；任性；心血来潮。；狂想；奇特行为
In use
The vagaries of spring weather make it hard to choose what to wear.
Investors in this fund must accept the vagaries of the global economy.
Nobody can predict the vagaries of public taste from one season to the next.
the vagaries of [sth]
vagary 常用复数形式 vagaries，后接 of 引出难以预测的变化来源。
We must prepare for the vagaries of the weather.
我们必须为天气的变幻莫测做好准备。
vagaries in [sth]
vagaries in 表示某范围内出现的难以预料的变化，in 后接具体领域或对象。
The report highlighted the vagaries in the data.
报告强调了数据中的异常变化。
Common mistakes
The weather is always full of vagary.
Connections
Collocations
- the vagaries of the weather
- 天气的变幻莫测
- You need to be prepared for the vagaries of the weather.你需要为天气的变幻莫测做好准备。
- the vagaries of fate
- 命运的反复无常
- The vagaries of fate brought them together years later.命运的反复无常使他们在多年后又走到了一起。
- the vagaries of the market
- 市场的难以预测的变化
- Investors must learn to cope with the vagaries of the market.投资者必须学会应对市场难以预测的变化。
- the vagaries of fashion
- 时尚的变幻无常
- She preferred classic styles to the vagaries of fashion.她偏爱经典款式，而不是时尚的变幻无常。
- the vagaries of human nature
- 人性的莫测变化
- The novel explores the vagaries of human nature.这部小说探讨了人性的莫测变化。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记忆：拼写像 vague（模糊）+ vary（变化），模糊的变化 → 难以预料的突变。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：正式写作、文学语篇 该词通常用于正式或书面语，多出现在文学作品或较严肃的讨论中，日常口语中比较少见。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词均不构成真正的完全押韵词。vague /veɪɡ/ 与 vagary 的开头音 /veɪɡ/ 相同，但缺少后面的 /əri/；salary、canary、ordinary、necessary、library 都拼作 -ary，但重读元音各不相同，都不是真正的韵脚。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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.