desultory: [16] Latin dēsultor designated a circus trick-rider who jumped from the back of one horse to another while they were galloping along (it was a derivative of dēsilīre, a compound verb formed from dē- ‘down’ and salīre ‘jump’, source of or related to English assail, assault, insult, salacious, salient, and sally). From it was derived an adjective dēsultōrius ‘jumping from one thing to another like a dēsultor’, hence ‘superficial’, and eventually ‘unmethodical, irregular’, the sense which survives in English. => assail, assault, insult, salacious, salient
desultory (adj.)
1580s, "skipping about," from Latin desultorius "hasty, casual, superficial," adjective form of desultor (n.) "a rider in the circus who jumps from one horse to another while they are in gallop," from desul-, stem of desilire "jump down," from de- "down" (see de-) + salire "to jump, leap" (see salient (adj.)). Sense of "irregular, without aim or method" is c. 1740. Related: Desultorily; desultoriness.
desultory 英文释义
1. marked by lack of definite plan or regularity or purpose; jumping from one thing to another;
"desultory thoughts"
"the desultory conversation characteristic of cocktail parties"
desultory 双语例句
1. I wandered about in a desultory fashion.
我漫无目的地四处游荡。
来自《权威词典》
2. Do not let the discussion fragment into a desultory conversation with no clear direction.
不要让讨论变得支离破碎,成为没有明确方向的漫谈.
来自《简明英汉词典》
3. Carrie followed up this desultory conversation with occasional interruptions from the Vances.
嘉莉继续这样随便地谈着,万斯夫妇偶尔也插上几句.
来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹
4. The constables made a desultory attempt to keep them away from the barn.
警察漫不经心地拦着不让他们靠近谷仓。
来自辞典例句
5. Judith now entered into a desultory discourse with Deerslayer.
尤蒂丝开始和打鹿将东拉西扯地闲聊起来.
来自辞典例句
desultory 实用场景例句
I wandered about in a desultory fashion.
我漫无目的地四处游荡。
《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
Carrie followed up this desultory conversation with occasional interruptions from the Vances.
嘉莉继续这样随便地谈着,万斯夫妇偶尔也插上几句.
英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹
The constables made a desultory attempt to keep them away from the barn.
警察漫不经心地拦着不让他们靠近谷仓。
辞典例句
Judith now entered into a desultory discourse with Deerslayer.
尤蒂丝开始和打鹿将东拉西扯地闲聊起来.
辞典例句
The next several weeks of desultory battle were a holding action.
以后几个星期的零星战斗不过是应付局面的行动而已.
辞典例句
The watery sunshine rested on the walls in blurred and desultory gleame.
淡淡的阳光象水一样洒在墙上,斑斑驳驳的.
辞典例句
Wilson and Gallagher play a desultory game of poker.
威尔逊和加拉格尔心不在焉地打着扑克.
辞典例句
His conduct during these first weeks had been desultory beyond description.
在这两三个礼拜之内,他的行动可以说是散漫得没法形容.
辞典例句
The desultory discussion merely reaffirmed old perplexities.
这次讨论完全不着边际,仅仅重申了过去那些纠缠不清的老问题.
辞典例句
There was only desultory firing now, and the general atmosphere was fairly peaceful.
屋顶上有几堆碎瓦,左厢房的屋脊打落了一角.然而枪炮声已经绝迹了.
汉英文学 - 家（1-26） - 家（1-26）
Occasionally , Mr. Lin and the collector from Shanghai exchanged a few desultory words.
林先生和那位收账客人有一句没一句的闲谈着.
汉英文学 - 林家铺子
The careful study of a few books is better than the desultory reading of many.
精心研究几部书胜过随意地读许多书.
辞典例句
His conduct during these first weeks had desultory beyond description.
在开始的几个礼拜里,他的行为散漫得没法形容.
互联网
China's record of protecting its rare species has been desultory.
中国保护稀有物种的工作是不连贯的.
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He broke into a desultory chat with me over his business affairs.
