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外刊例句
Breakthroughs that yield drugs with a novel mechanism of action remainsporadic
在创造出具创新作用机制的药物方面只有零星的突破。
——《经济学人》Bucher noted that the radiation emitted increases when users are in spots where the signal is poor orsporadicand the phone has to work harder to connect.
布赫指出,当用户在信号不好或时有时无的地方时,手机不得不更加努力地连接,导致释放的辐射增加。
——《纽约时报》
基本释义
[adjective] occurring at irregular intervals or only in a few places; scattered or isolated
[形容词] 以不规则的间隔或仅在少数地方发生;分散的或孤立的
深入解读
Sporadic 一词源自希腊语 spora (种子、播种),与英语单词 spore (孢子)同源。
自然条件下植物的种子随风传播(如蒲公英)或附着经过的动物传播(如苍耳),其生长出来的后代必然东零西落、四处分散。所以 sporadic 其本义即指“(植物等)分散的、非集中于一处的”,比如:
分散在各地的种种植物
sporadic genera of plants
当用在医学领域时,则表示“(疾病)偶发的、非流行性的”,比如:
一种偶发病
a sporadic disease
说到这里,不妨额外拓展3个有关流行病的术语:
pandemic
全国性或全球性的大流行病epidemic
流行病endemic
地方性流行病
Sporadic 从上述含义再进一步引申用语形容普通事物时,则表示“(事例等)孤立的、个别的”或“偶尔发生的、零星的、间或出现的、阵发性的”,比如:
仍能听见零星的枪声。
The sound of sporadic shooting could still be heard.候选人的演说为零零落落的掌声所打断。
The candidate's speech was interrupted by sporadic applause.
名人用例
Small things done consistently, though undramatic, yield more than the large andsporadic.
始终如一坚持做的小事,即使平淡无奇,也会比零星做的大事收获更多。
出自美国作家史蒂芬·曼斯菲尔德(Stephen Mansfield,1958年生)。曼斯菲尔德主要著述历史、现代文化、宗教和男性问题,其《活出使命》(The Faith of George W. Bush)一书曾登上《纽约时报》畅销书排行榜。
同近义词
occasional: occurring, appearing, or done infrequently and irregularlyintermittent: occurring at irregular intervals; not continuous or steadyspasmodic: occurring or done in brief, irregular bursts
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