unpredictability

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unpredictability — 名詞

1. the condition in which something changes so often or in such unexpected ways tha

1.名詞B2
釋義

不可預測性

無法事先知道或預料的情況

the condition in which something changes so often or in such unexpected ways that you cannot know what will happen next.

例句

The unpredictability of the spring weather forced the farmers to wait before planting their crops.

春季天氣的不可預測性迫使農民在播種前先等待一段時間。

collocation: unpredictability of + [weather/situation/noun]

Ilan enjoyed the unpredictability of his teaching job — no two days were ever the same.

Ilan 很享受教書工作的不可預測性——沒有哪兩天是完全相同的。

常見搭配
  • the unpredictability of the weather
  • the unpredictability of the market
  • the unpredictability of human behaviour
  • the unpredictability of life
  • added unpredictability
  • an element of unpredictability
  • a degree of unpredictability
  • the sheer unpredictability of something
同義詞
  • uncertainty

    broader term; covers any lack of knowledge about the future, not necessarily involving sudden change

  • volatility

    more specific to finance and science; suggests rapid, extreme fluctuations

  • instability

    focuses on lack of steadiness or tendency to break down

  • randomness

    implies a complete absence of pattern or reason

反義詞
  • predictability

    the direct opposite; the quality of being easy to foresee

  • stability

    emphasises steadiness and lack of change

  • certainty

    focuses on the absence of doubt rather than change specifically

文法句型

the unpredictability of [noun]

用法筆記

Typically uncountable; frequently appears in the construction 'the unpredictability of + noun' to specify the source of unpredictable change. Common in news reports, business analysis, and discussions of weather, markets, health, and human behaviour.

常見錯誤

The unpredictabilities of the market worry me.
The unpredictability of the market worries me.
unpredictability is uncountable in standard English and does not usually take a plural form.

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常用片語

  • element of unpredictability
  • degree of unpredictability
  • sense of unpredictability
  • added unpredictability

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