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va·ga·ry
/ˈvegəri; vəˈgɛri, ˈgær,
ve
; ||ˈvægəri/
奇特,好奇,奇特行為,奇想
From:
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Va·ga·ry
n.
;
pl
.
Vagaries
1.
A
wandering
or
strolling
. [
Obs
.]
2.
Hence
,
a
wandering
of
the
thoughts
;
a
wild
or
fanciful
freak
;
a
whim
;
a
whimsical
purpose
.
“The
vagaries
of
a
child.”
They
changed
their
minds
,
Flew
off
,
and
into
strange
vagaries
fell
. --
Milton
.
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From:
WordNet (r) 2.0
vagary
n
:
an
unexpected
and
inexplicable
change
in
something
(
in
a
situation
or
a
person's
behavior
,
etc
.); "
the
vagaries
of
the
weather
"; "
his
wealth
fluctuates
with
the
vagaries
of
the
stock
market
"; "
he
has
dealt
with
human
vagaries
for
many
years
"
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