errant

adj. 不定的；周游的；错误的；偏离正路的

中文词源

errant 犯错误的

来自err, 犯错误。

errant (adj.): mid-14c., "travelling, roving," from Anglo-French erraunt, from two Old French words that were confused even before they reached English: 1. Old French errant, present participle of errer "to travel or wander," from Late Latin iterare, from Latin iter "journey, way," from root of ire "to go" (see ion); 2. Old French errant, past participle of errer (see err). The senses fused in English 14c., but much of the sense of the latter since has gone with arrant.

1. Usually his cases involved errant husbands and wandering wives.: 通常他接的案子都涉及出轨的丈夫和离家出走的妻子。

2. His errant son at Dartmouth ran up debts of £250m.: 他那行为出格的儿子在达特茅斯欠下了高达2亿5千万英镑的债务。

4. She went to New York to bring back her errant daughter.: 她去纽约带回她那步入歧途的女儿.

5. An errant husband is one who leaves his wife for other women.: 走邪路的丈夫是指离开自己的妻子去跟别的女人私通的人.