dispensable
adj.可有可無的(unnecessary, unimportant)
This magazine is dispensable, so let’s discontinue our subscription.
這本雜志可有可無,我們停止訂閱吧。
fortuitous
adj.偶然的,意外的 (accidental, coincidental)
He is not a good swimmer; he just won the gamefortuitously.
他不擅長游泳,他只是碰巧贏得了比賽。
haphazard
adj.偶然的;隨便的 (casual, random)
I didn't mean to meet my old friend at the airport; it was just haphazard meeting.
我不是有意去機(jī)場接我的老朋友,這只是一次偶然的相遇。
lottery
n.碰巧之事
“Marriage is just a lottery, don’t believe in love. ”said the old man.
“婚姻就是彩票,不要相信愛情。”老人說。
occasional
adj.偶然的 (accidental, haphazard)
The silence was broken by an occasional scream.
一陣尖叫打破了寂靜。
random
adj.任意的,隨意的 (patternless, unplanned)
incidentally
adv.偶發(fā)性地(作為附帶的或非主要的事)
My father was by profession a businessman and incidentally a musician.
我父親的職業(yè)是商人,還是一名音樂家。
incidental
adj.偶發(fā)的(accidental);臨時的
decadence
n.衰落,頹廢
The mayor criticized the teenagers for their decadence.
市長批評這些青少年的墮落。
decline
v.衰落(go down, drop)
As the dog grew older, its health declined.
隨著年齡的增長,狗的健康狀況每況愈下。
degenerate
adj.墮落的vi.退步(degrade, deteriorate)
I was shocked by the lack of morals in the degenerate book
我被這本墮落的書中缺乏道德所震驚。
degrade
vt.使降級(lower);使墮落(degenerate)
I felt degraded by having to ask for money.
我因不得不向人要錢而感到自卑。