vicissitude

n. 变化无常, 变迁, 荣枯, 盛衰

发音

UK /vɪˈsɪs.ɪˌt(j)uːd/
其它
US /vɪˈsɪs.ɪˌt(j)uːd/
UK /vaɪˈsɪs.ɪˌtuːd/
US /vaɪˈsɪs.ɪˌtuːd/

词形变化

vicissitudes 复数 vicissitudes

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Regular change or succession from one thing to another, or one part of a cycle to the next; alternation; mutual succession; interchange; variability.

  2. 2.

    A change, especially in one's life or fortunes.

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词汇关系

名词

上位词 4

variation fluctuation mutability mutableness

词源

From Middle French vicissitude, from Latin vicissitūdō (“change”), from vicissim (“on the other hand, in turn”), from vicis (“change, vicissitude”), whence Spanish vez and French fois (“time (as in "next time"), occurrence”).

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