occasion

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A favorable opportunity; a convenient or timely chance. countable,uncountable
    — At this point, she seized the occasion to make her own observation.
  2. The time when something happens. countable,uncountable
    — On this occasion, I'm going to decline your offer, but next time I might agree.
  3. An occurrence or state of affairs which causes some event or reaction; a motive or reason. countable,uncountable
    — I had no occasion to feel offended, however.
  4. Something which causes something else; a cause. countable,uncountable
    — [I]t were too vile to ſay, and ſcarce to be beleeued, what we endured: but the occaſion was our owne, for want of prouidence, induſtrie and gouernment, […]
  5. An occurrence or incident. countable,obsolete,uncountable
  6. A particular happening; an instance or time when something occurred. countable,uncountable
    — I could think of two separate occasions when she had deliberately lied to me.
  7. A need; requirement, necessity. countable,uncountable
    — I have no occasion for firearms.
  8. A special event or function. countable,uncountable
    — Having people round for dinner was always quite an occasion at our house.
  9. A reason or excuse; a motive; a persuasion. countable,uncountable
    — VVhoſe manner was all paſſengers to ſtay, / And entertaine with her occaſions ſly, […]
动词 v.
  1. To cause; to produce; to induce transitive
    — It is seen that the mental changes are occasioned by a change of polarity.

词形变化

occasions plural occasions present,singular,third-person occasioning participle,present occasioned participle,past occasioned past

词汇关系

衍生词
improve the occasion interoccasion occasional occasionless occasionwear on occasion rise to the occasion social occasion take occasion unoccasioned

词源

词源 1
From Middle English occasioun, from Middle French occasion, from Old French occasiun, from Latin occāsiōnem, noun of action from perfect passive participle occāsus, from verb occidō, from prefix ob- (“down", "away”) + verb cadō (“fall”).
词源 2
From Middle English occasioun, from Middle French occasion, from Old French occasiun, from Latin occāsiōnem, noun of action from perfect passive participle occāsus, from verb occidō, from prefix ob- (“down", "away”) + verb cadō (“fall”).
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