occasional

adjective · nounB2

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Tính từ

adjective

Comparative

more occasional

Superlative

most occasional

1.
Occurring or appearing irregularly from time to time, but not often; incidental.
He was mostly solitary, but enjoyed the occasional visitor.
He took an occasional glass of wine.
Đồng nghĩa: odd
2.
Created for a specific occasion.
Elgar's music was not created to be occasional music for high-school graduations.
3.
Intended for use as the occasion requires.
What your living room needs are some occasional chairs.
4.
Acting in the indicated role from time to time.
He is an occasional writer of letters to the editor.

Danh từ

noun

Plural noun:

occasionals

1.
A person who does something only occasionally.

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occasionalism occasionalist occasionality occasionalness semioccasional unoccasional occasionallyoccasional bookcaseoccasional tableoccasional furniture

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Nguồn gốc từ

From Middle English occasyonal, from occāsiōnālis and Old French ocasionel. occasion.