errant
/ˈerənt/adjective
1
- attrib. chiefly formal or humorous erring or straying from the accepted course or standards〈主正式, 幽默〉做错事的; 行为不轨的; 出格的：
he could never forgive his daughter's errant ways.
他永远也无法原谅女儿的出格行为。
1.1
- not in the right place; having moved from the correct position or course错位的; 离开正确位置的; 离开正道的：
an errant strand of hair
一缕没有梳顺的头发
fear of being hit by an errant bullet.
生怕被打偏的子弹击中的恐惧。
2
- often postpositive archaic or poetic/literary travelling in search of adventure〈古, 诗/文〉（为探险而）漫游的; 漂泊的; 浪迹的; 游侠的：
that same lady errant.
同一个女侠。参见 KNIGHT ERRANT.
3
- Zoology (of a polychaete worm) of a predatory kind that moves about actively and is not confined to a tube or burrow【动】（多毛目蠕虫）游走的, 漫游的。
派生词
errancy
noun （义项1）errantry
noun （义项2）词源
Middle English (in sense 2)： sense 1 from Latin errant- 'erring', from the verb errare ; sense 2 from Old French errant 'travelling', present participle of errer, from late Latin iterare 'go on a journey', from iter 'journey'. Compare with ARRANT.