資料來源 : pyDict
偶爾,有時,間或,必要時
資料來源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Occasion \Oc*ca"sion\ ([o^]k*k[=a]"zh[u^]n), n. [F. occasion, L.
occasio, fr. occidere, occasum, to fall down; ob (see {Ob-})
+ cadere to fall. See {Chance}, and cf. {Occident}.]
1. A falling out, happening, or coming to pass; hence, that
which falls out or happens; occurrence; incident.
The unlooked-for incidents of family history, and
its hidden excitements, and its arduous occasions.
--I. Taylor.
2. A favorable opportunity; a convenient or timely chance;
convenience.
Sin, taking occasion by the commandment, deceived
me. --Rom. vii.
11.
I'll take the occasion which he gives to bring Him
to his death. --Waller.
3. An occurrence or condition of affairs which brings with it
some unlooked-for event; that which incidentally brings to
pass an event, without being its efficient cause or
sufficient reason; accidental or incidental cause.
Her beauty was the occasion of the war. --Dryden.
4. Need; exigency; requirement; necessity; as, I have no
occasion for firearms.
After we have served ourselves and our own
occasions. --Jer. Taylor.
When my occasions took me into France. --Burke.
5. A reason or excuse; a motive; a persuasion.
Whose manner was, all passengers to stay, And
entertain with her occasions sly. --Spenser.
{On occasion}, in case of need; in necessity; as convenience
requires; occasionally. ``That we might have intelligence
from him on occasion,'' --De Foe.
Syn: Need; incident; use. See {Opportunity}.
資料來源 : WordNet®
on occasion
adv : now and then or here and there; "he was arrogant and
occasionally callous"; "open areas are only
occasionally interrupted by clumps of trees"; "they
visit New York on occasion"; "now and again she would
take her favorite book from the shelf and read to us";
"as we drove along, the beautiful scenery now and then
attracted his attention" [syn: {occasionally}, {once in
a while}, {now and then}, {now and again}, {at times},
{from time to time}]