The vagaries of something are its sudden, odd changes — the ones nobody can predict and nobody can control, but which still land on you. The most common partner by far is weather: the vagaries of the weather, the vagaries of the British climate. After that come markets and money (the vagaries of the stock market), rules and systems (the vagaries of the tax code), and people's moods or behaviour (the vagaries of fashion, the vagaries of her temper).

The vagaries of something are its sudden, odd changes某樣東西的vagaries，指的是它那些突然、古怪的變化 the ones nobody can predict and nobody can control就是那種沒有人能預測、也沒有人能控制 but which still land on you卻還是會落到你頭上的變化 The most common partner by far is weather目前為止最常搭配的就是天氣 the vagaries of the weather天氣的無常 the vagaries of the British climate英國氣候的無常 After that come markets and money接下來是市場和金錢 the vagaries of the stock market股市的無常 rules and systems法規和制度 the vagaries of the tax code稅法的無常 and people's moods or behaviour還有人的情緒或行為 the vagaries of fashion流行的無常 the vagaries of her temper她脾氣的無常

Two things make this word behave in its own way. First, it almost always appears in the plural. "A vagary" exists, but it sounds strange and old; write vagaries. Second, it almost always appears in the fixed shape "the vagaries of ___". If you learn that whole phrase as one chunk, you will use it correctly.

Two things make this word behave in its own way有兩件事讓這個字用起來很特別 First, it almost always appears in the plural第一，它幾乎總是用複數 "A vagary" exists「a vagary」這個單數形式是存在的 but it sounds strange and old但聽起來很奇怪、很老派 write vagaries所以要寫成vagaries Second, it almost always appears in the fixed shape "the vagaries of ___"第二，它幾乎總是出現在「the vagaries of ___」這個固定句型裡 If you learn that whole phrase as one chunk如果你把整個片語當成一個單位學起來 you will use it correctly你就會用對它

The tone is formal, and a little bit wry — a small shrug in it. When people talk about the vagaries of something, they are usually saying: this thing is beyond me, I cannot plan around it, so I have made peace with it. It is complaining, but gently and with humour, not with anger.

The tone is formal, and a little bit wry這個字的語氣正式，還帶點自嘲的味道 a small shrug in it裡面藏著一點無奈的聳肩 When people talk about the vagaries of something當人們在講某樣東西的vagaries時 they are usually saying他們通常是在說 this thing is beyond me這件事我搞不定 I cannot plan around it我沒辦法為它做計畫 so I have made peace with it所以我已經接受它了 It is complaining這是抱怨 but gently and with humour不過是溫和又帶著幽默的抱怨 not with anger不是帶著怒氣的抱怨