vagary
流言蜚语,变幻莫测,变幻无常,飘忽不定
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plural va·gar·ies.
- : an unpredictable or erratic action, occurrence, course, or instance: the vagaries of weather; the vagaries of the economic scene.
- : a whimsical, wild, or unusual idea, desire, or action.
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This figure fluctuates quite a bit from day to day, thanks to the vagaries of how and when cases are reported based on the day of the week.
Across the planet, humans have built civilization to withstand the vagaries of a 20th century climate.
Less frequent shopping, ingredient shortages and the vagaries of grocery delivery mean that at some point you probably won’t have the ingredient called for in a particular recipe.
Eleven inches is the widest tire that’s going to fit, and due to the vagaries of available tire sizes, that also limited our tire height.
After all, one argument for giving judges a lifetime appointment is to insulate them from the vagaries of politics.
Mayo stared after her, wrinkling his forehead for a moment, as if he had discovered some new vagary in femininity to puzzle him.
Just where it would next sweep the deck between the masts depended on the vagary of wave and wind.
Yet it is in this very vagary that is discovered the true nature of the intellect.
Who can tell what vagary or what compromise may not be calling itself Christianity?
With these words she fell into a vagary; her daughter recalled her from it with a slight movement.