vagary 的定义
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.
vagary 近义词
caprice
更多vagary例句
- 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.