Fluctuate

释义 Definition

（数值、水平、情绪等）上下波动；起伏不定；不稳定地变化。常用于价格、温度、汇率、人数、情绪等。另有较少见用法指“摇摆不定、动摇”。

发音 Pronunciation

/ˈflʌktʃuˌeɪt/

例句 Examples

Prices fluctuate from season to season.
价格会随季节而波动。

While demand continued to grow overall, sales fluctuated sharply due to supply-chain delays and shifting consumer habits.
尽管总体需求持续增长，但由于供应链延误和消费者习惯变化，销量出现了剧烈波动。

词源 Etymology

来自拉丁语 fluctuare，意为“像波浪一样起伏”，与 fluctus（波浪、浪潮）同源。英语里引申为各种“数值或状态的上下起伏”。

相关词 Related Words

• Alternate
• Oscillate
• Vary
• Swing
• Waver
• Volatile
• Instability
• Variance

文学作品 Literary Works

• The Wealth of Nations — Adam Smith
• Capital: A Critique of Political Economy — Karl Marx
• A Random Walk Down Wall Street — Burton G. Malkiel
• The General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money — John Maynard Keynes