| 词汇 | ad-hockery |
| 释义 | ad hockery noun[ U ] (also ad hocery)uk /ˌæd ˈhɒk.ər.i/ us /ˌæd ˈhɑː.kɚ.i/ the practice of reacting to what happens or is needed at a particular time, rather than planning in a way that suits all possible situations: 采取临时对策;作出特别决定 The government cannot continue to get away with ad hockery in response to local transport needs.面对当地的交通需求，市政会采取临时对策的做法不再行得通。 Synonym ad hocism The resulting ad hockery - letting one bank collapse, while hastily orchestrating a bailout of another - did prevent a depression. They may end up facing the charge of arbitrariness or ad hocery. A book of this sort - that picks through Plato and Aristotle, Montaigne and Hume - risks losing any narrative thread to ad hockery. Not expected or planned abrupt end abrupt halt abruptly abruptness ad hoc inadvertency inadvertent inadvertently inconceivable inconceivably sine die spirit spontaneity spontaneous spontaneously unsuspected untimely untoward unwilled unwitting Examples of ad hockeryad hockery This kind of adhockery is just not good enough when the nation's security is at stake. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 To me they are just miserable "adhockery". From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I suspect that it will be a defence review by adhockery. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We need an industry and not an "adhockery", an industry which will avoid the risks in the marine environment and the hazards to personnel. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 One ought not to make frivolous remarks or engage in "adhockery". From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 That reliance must be based on structures that are in place and properly rehearsed before the event, and not on adhockery. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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