喜樂美語
  1. 1r/ˈrændəmli/with no plan or pattern隨機地

    In a way that follows no plan, aim, or pattern, so that nothing decides which one is picked or when it happens.

    「randomly」的重點是「沒有規則在挑」——不是憑喜好，也不是照順序，任何一個被選中的機會都一樣。所以科學實驗、抽樣、抽獎都用它。中文的「隨便」有時帶「馬虎」的意思，randomly 沒有，它只是說「沒有規則」。

    示範例句 · Example

    The teacher randomly chose five students to read their poems aloud.

    中文翻譯老師隨機地選了五位學生大聲朗讀他們的詩。

    常見搭配

    • randomly selected/chosen

      隨機選出的

      picked with no plan or preference

      Ten winners were randomly selected from all the entries.

    • randomly assigned

      隨機分配的

      given to a group or task with no plan deciding who gets which

      Students were randomly assigned to the two groups.

    • randomly arranged

      隨機排列的

      put in an order that follows no pattern

      The photos on the wall were randomly arranged.

    • randomly distributed

      隨機分布的

      spread out with no pattern

      The trees are randomly distributed across the field.

    意思相近

    arbitrarilyhaphazardlyby chanceunsystematically

    用法接近

    accidentallyunpredictablyevenly

    意思相反

    deliberatelysystematicallymethodicallypurposely

  2. 2r/ˈrændəmli/picked without care隨手地 / 隨便挑地

    Without choosing carefully or having any reason for the choice — used about picking people or things one after another with nothing to guide you.

    這是「沒有標準地挑」的用法，等於 at random 這個片語。跟前一個意思的差別在感覺：這裡常帶一點「沒想那麼多」的味道，例如隨手翻開一頁、路上隨便攔一個人問路，不像實驗抽樣那麼講究公平。

    常見搭配

    • pick/choose randomly

      隨手挑一個

      to take one without thinking about which

      Just pick randomly — they all taste the same.

    • open something randomly

      隨手翻開

      to open a book or file at no particular place

      He opened the dictionary randomly to find a new word.

    • stop people randomly

      隨機攔人

      to approach people with no plan about who

      They stopped shoppers randomly for a short survey.

    • answer randomly

      亂答

      to give answers without thinking about them

      If you answer randomly, you will lose marks.

    意思相近

    at randomarbitrarilyhaphazardlycasually

    意思相反

    carefullydeliberatelyselectively

  3. 3r/ˈrændəmli/out of nowhere (casual)莫名其妙地 / 突然就

    口語In a way that is strange, unexpected, or does not fit what is happening — used in casual speech when something comes out of nowhere.

    年輕人口語裡的用法：重點不是「沒有規則」，而是「這也太突然、太不搭了吧」。可以想成從「沒有理由」那個意思長出來的——沒理由的事發生在你身上，感覺就是莫名其妙。常放在句首或動詞前，語氣輕鬆帶點好笑。

    常見搭配

    • randomly show up

      突然就出現

      to arrive with no warning and no clear reason

      He randomly showed up at practice after two years.

    • randomly start doing something

      突然就做起某件事

      to begin something with nothing leading up to it

      She randomly started learning the drums last month.

    • just randomly

      就這樣莫名其妙地

      used to stress that something happened for no reason at all

      The lights just randomly went off.

    意思相近

    suddenlyout of nowhereunexpectedlyoddly

    意思相反

    predictablyas plannedexpectedly