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源自拉丁语 'desultorius'(跳跃的),原指马戏团中在不同马匹间跳跃的表演者,后引申为'不连贯的'含义。
❶ 指缺乏计划、目标或连贯性,做事随意散漫的状态。常用于形容谈话、行动或过程没有明确方向。
“They had a desultory conversation about the weather.”
(他们漫不经心地聊了聊天气。)
“His desultory attempts at studying led to poor grades.”
(他三心二意的学习态度导致成绩糟糕。)
desultory reading — 指没有特定目标或系统的随意阅读,常用来形容消遣式的浏览行为。
“During the vacation, he enjoyed some desultory reading of mystery novels.”
(假期里他随意读了些侦探小说消遣。)