desultory

形容词 adj.
中文释义
英 /ˈdɛs.əl.t(ə).ɹi/|/ˈdɛz.əl.t(ə).ɹi/    美 /ˈdɛs.əlˌtɔɹ.i/|/ˈdɛz.əlˌtɔɹ.i/

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Jumping, or passing, from one thing or subject to another, without order, planning, or rational connection; lacking logical sequence.
    — He wandered round, cleaning up in a desultory way.
  2. Out of course; by the way; not connected with the subject.
    — I made a desultory remark while I was talking to my friend.
  3. Disappointing in performance or progress.
    — Near-synonyms: half-assed, halfhearted
  4. Leaping, skipping or flitting about, generally in a random or unsteady manner. obsolete

词形变化

more desultory comparative most desultory superlative

词汇关系

衍生词
desultorily desultoriness
相关词
salient

词源

From Latin dēsultōrius (“hasty, casual, superficial”), from dēsultor (“a circus rider who jumped from one galloping horse to another”), from dēsiliō (“jump down”), from dē (“down”) + saliō (“jump, leap”).
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