sporadic

散発的な、不定期の

決まった間隔や規則がなく、時々、異なる時や場所で起こる。

やさしい英語で： Happening occasionally at different times or places, without a regular pattern.

• We had sporadic rain all day.
• They kept up sporadic contact over the years.
• Sporadic fighting continued near the border.

類義語： occasional, intermittent, irregular

反対語： regular, continuous

よく使う表現： sporadic rain, sporadic fighting, sporadic contact

散発的な、まれな

異なる時や場所で、ごく少数の例だけが離れて起こる。

やさしい英語で： Happening rarely, with only a few separate cases in different places or times.

• Only sporadic cases were reported.
• The plant has a sporadic distribution across the region.
• Sporadic infections appeared in several distant villages.

類義語： rare, scattered, isolated

反対語： widespread

よく使う表現： sporadic cases, sporadic occurrence, sporadic infections