chancy
chancy — 形容詞
- chancypositive
- chanciercomparative
- chanciestsuperlative
1. likely to have a bad or uncertain result because it depends on chance.
風險高的
結果不穩、可能出問題
likely to have a bad or uncertain result because it depends on chance.
Driving through the mountains after midnight felt chancy because the road was icy.
半夜開車穿越山區感覺風險很高，因為路面結冰了。
felt chancy: seemed risky and uncertain
The investor rejected a chancy proposal from the new gaming company.
那位投資人拒絕了新遊戲公司提出的一項高風險提案。
a chancy proposal: a plan with a high risk of failure
Buying tickets at the door is chancy when the concert is popular.
如果那場演唱會很受歡迎，到門口才買票就很冒險。
is chancy: may not work out
It was chancy to rely on one supplier during the holiday rush.
在假期旺季只依賴一家供應商是很有風險的。
chancy to rely on: risky to depend on something uncertain
- chancy plan
- chancy investment
- chancy decision
- chancy strategy
- a bit chancy
- too chancy
文法句型
a chancy plan
be chancy
feel chancy
用法筆記
Often used in informal speech for a choice, plan, trip, investment, or method that might work but carries clear risk.
常見錯誤
Do not use 'chancy' to mean lucky or fortunate in ordinary learner English; use 'lucky' or 'fortunate' instead.
Use 'risky' in formal writing when you need a more neutral, common word.
2. done without a clear plan and guided mostly by chance.
隨意的
缺乏規劃、靠偶然形成
done without a clear plan and guided mostly by chance.
The archive was sorted by a chancy system of boxes and handwritten notes.
那批檔案是用一套很隨意的箱子和手寫筆記系統整理的。
a chancy system: arranged in a haphazard way
Their chancy seating plan put all the shy students together.
他們隨意安排的座位表把所有害羞的學生都排在一起。
chancy seating plan: decided without careful design
The survey used a chancy method that missed many older residents.
那份調查使用了一種隨意的方法，漏掉了許多年長居民。
a chancy method: not planned carefully
A chancy mix of rumors and guesses shaped the early report.
早期報告是由謠言和猜測隨意混合而成的。
chancy mix: formed by accident rather than design
- chancy system
- chancy method
- chancy arrangement
- chancy pattern
- chancy mix
- haphazard
common for something not planned well
- random
decided without a pattern or clear reason
- accidental
happening without intention
- planned
arranged deliberately
- systematic
done according to a clear method
文法句型
a chancy arrangement
a chancy pattern
a chancy process
用法筆記
This sense is uncommon. In most situations, 'haphazard', 'random', or 'accidental' will be clearer.
常見錯誤
Do not use this rare sense when you simply mean 'possible'; use 'possible' or 'uncertain' instead.