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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 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.
 

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"