sporadic音標：美音：/spəˈrædɪk/，英音：/spəˈrædɪk/

聽聽基本釋意：

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外刊例句：Chances were sporadic for the hosts at Stadium MK and they did not make the most of their few opportunities.MK 體育場的東道主機會很少，他們沒有充分利用為數不多的機會。—BBC

For months, sporadic bombing near the plant has stirred international fears of a radioactive disaster.幾個月來，核電站附近的零星爆炸事件引發瞭國際社會對放射性災難的擔憂。—Washington Post

Questions about Mr Blackford’s leadership had bubbled away throughout 2022, as sporadic grumbles about his performance bumped up against the growing ambitions of some of his colleagues.整個 2022 年，關於佈萊克福德先生領導力的問題不斷湧現，對他表現的零星抱怨與他的一些同事日益增長的雄心相抵觸。—BBC

基本釋意：adjectiverecurring in scattered and irregular or unpredictable instancesadj. 偶爾發生的，零星的；（疾病）偶發的，非流行性的

同義詞：沒有找到同義詞

短釋義：Sporadic is an adjective that you can use to refer to something that happens or appears often, but not constantly or regularly. The mail carrier comes every day but the plumber’s visits are sporadic — he comes as needed.Sporadic 是一個形容詞，您可以用它來指代經常發生或出現的事情，但不是經常發生或經常發生的事情。郵遞員每天都來，但水管工的來訪是零星的——他按需來。

長釋義：A specialized use of sporadic is to describe a disease that appears only occasionally in random cases, and is therefore not an epidemic. Mostly, though, you’ll hear this word used to describe anything that happens occasionally, like your family’s sporadic trips to visit your distant cousins in Ohio or the sporadic bake sales your science club sponsors when it’s low on funds. English borrowed the word sporadic from Greek sporadikós, “scattered.”sporadic 的專門用途是描述一種隻在隨機病例中偶爾出現的疾病，因此不是流行病。不過，大多數情況下，你會聽到這個詞用來描述任何偶爾發生的事情，比如你的傢人偶爾去俄亥俄州拜訪你的遠房表親，或者你的科學俱樂部在資金不足時偶爾贊助的烘焙義賣。英語從希臘語 sporadikós 中借用瞭 sporadic 這個詞，意思是“分散的”。

文學例句：But for most of Mr. Attenborough’s later career, his acting was sporadic while he devoted much of his time to directing.但在阿滕伯勒先生後期職業生涯的大部分時間裡，他的表演都是零星的，而他將大部分時間都花在瞭導演上。—Richard Attenborough, Actor, Director and Giant of British Cinema, Dies at 90 by Benedict Nightingale

The backup is mostly the trap skeleton of a slow shuffle beat, a few piano chords and sporadic bass tones, echoing life at an emotional standstill.伴奏主要是慢速隨機節拍的陷阱骨架，一些鋼琴和弦和零星的低音，在情緒停滯的情況下回蕩生活。—The Playlist: Lil Wayne Recaptures His Old Magic and 8 More New Songs by ???

The sporadic grumbles that can suddenly overrun a town like a summer forest fire had been given another excuse to ignite again.零星的抱怨可以像夏天的森林大火一樣突然席卷整個城鎮，這又給瞭它一個再次點燃的借口。—Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream by H.G. Bissinger

詞源：sporadic (adj.)1680s, from Medieval Latin sporadicus “scattered,” from Greek sporadikos “scattered,” from sporas (genitive sporados) “scattered, dispersed,” from spora “a sowing” (see spore). Originally a medical term, “occurring in scattered instances;” the meaning “happening at intervals” is first recorded 1847. Related: Sporadical (1650s); sporadically.

下面是詞源的翻譯（機器翻譯比較難翻，參考著看）sporadic (adj.)1680s，源自中世紀拉丁語 sporadicus“散落”，源自希臘語 sporadikos“分散”，源自 sporas（屬格 sporados）“分散的，分散的”，源自 spora“播種”（見孢子）。最初是一個醫學術語，“在零散的情況下發生；” 1847 年首次記錄瞭“每隔一段時間發生”的意思。相關：零星的（1650 年代）；偶爾。