今日の単語 Sporadic

Sporadic

1. 今日は単語そのものからも想像が膨らむ単語ですが、例文から意味を想像してみましょう！

Etna Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: ERUPTION AT 20210216/1610Z SPORADIC ASH EMISSION STILL OCCURS to 12000 ft (3700 m) (from Volcano Discovery)

Rochester Regional Health reports sporadic reaction to Moderna vaccine (from Finger Lakes 1.com)

2.　次に英英辞典の説明を見てみましょう

happening sometimes, not regular or continuous

appearing or happening at irregular intervals in time, occasional

appearing in scattered or isolated instance, as a disease

being or occurring from others

3. 確認のため英和辞典も見ておきます

色々な場所に散在する

散発的な、時々起こる

孤立した

まばらの

4. 類義語を確認しましょう

spotty, isolated, occasional, random, rare, scattered, irregular, intermittent, infrequent, fitful, desultory , etc.

5. 意味がわかったところで、別の例文もみておきましょう

The fighting had almost stopped but we could still hear sporadic gunfire here and there.

Sporadic nesting of endangered Olive Ridley turtles begins at Gahirmatha beach. (from the New Indian Express)

Barclays, however, warned against the sporadic increase in coronavirus cases in some cities, and termed the slow start of vaccination programme a “key risk”. (from Business Today)

今日の単語は

sporadic

でした

昨日の単語は enthrall

今日の単語 Enthrall – ほぼ、日めくり英単語 (himekurieitango.com)

1週間前の単語は equivocal

今日の単語 Equivocal – ほぼ、日めくり英単語 (himekurieitango.com)