fluctuate英语原文释义、词形变化、词源和词汇关系

英文释义

动词 v.

To vary irregularly; to swing. intransitive
To undulate. intransitive

— One of them, at great Expence of Algebra, proves, that the Motes, which in Scotomias, we seem to have in our Eyes, are not real Bodies fluctuating in them.
To be irresolute; to waver. intransitive

— I fluctuated between wishing he was back home and wishing I'd never met him.
To cause to vary irregularly. transitive
To rise and fall as a wave; to be tossed up and down the waves. also,figuratively,literally,rare

形容词 adj.

Tossed up and down the waves. obsolete
Wavering, fickle. broadly,obsolete

词形变化

fluctuates present,singular,third-person fluctuating participle,present fluctuated participle,past fluctuated past more fluctuate comparative most fluctuate superlative

词汇关系

衍生词

cofluctuate

词源

词源 1

First attested in the 1630'; borrowed from Latin flūctuātus, perfect passive participle of flūctuō (“(of the sea) to surge, swell; (of man) to waver, fluctuate”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix).

词源 2

First attested in the 1630'; borrowed from Latin flūctuātus, perfect passive participle of flūctuō (“(of the sea) to surge, swell; (of man) to waver, fluctuate”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix).