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单词 fluctuant
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Definition of fluctuant in English:

fluctuant

adjective ˈflʌktjʊəntˈfləktʃuənt
technical, literary
  • Fluctuating; unstable.

    〈诗/文〉波动的,起伏的;不稳定的

    Example sentencesExamples
    • From where he lay on the end of the dock, the river was like fluctuant diamond-paned glass of two colors, olive green and steel blue, leaded together by wavering white stitches of sun.
    • What matters is their interpretability, the meanings they attract, their fluctuant interpretive magnetism.
    Synonyms
    unpredictable, changeable, variable, inconstant, inconsistent, uncertain, erratic, irregular, unstable, turbulent, unsteady, unsettled, unreliable, undependable, changing, ever-changing, varying, shifting, fluctuating, fluid, mutable, protean, fitful, wavering, full of ups and downs

Origin

Mid 16th century: from Old French 'undulating', from Latin fluctuare 'undulate'.

Definition of fluctuant in US English:

fluctuant

adjectiveˈfləkCHo͞oəntˈfləktʃuənt
literary, technical
  • Fluctuating; unstable.

    〈诗/文〉波动的,起伏的;不稳定的

    Example sentencesExamples
    • What matters is their interpretability, the meanings they attract, their fluctuant interpretive magnetism.
    • From where he lay on the end of the dock, the river was like fluctuant diamond-paned glass of two colors, olive green and steel blue, leaded together by wavering white stitches of sun.
    Synonyms
    unpredictable, changeable, variable, inconstant, inconsistent, uncertain, erratic, irregular, unstable, turbulent, unsteady, unsettled, unreliable, undependable, changing, ever-changing, varying, shifting, fluctuating, fluid, mutable, protean, fitful, wavering, full of ups and downs

Origin

Mid 16th century: from Old French ‘undulating’, from Latin fluctuare ‘undulate’.

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