- [countable, uncountable]
an activity or a practice that is not according to the usual rules, or not normal 不合乎常规的行为;不正常的做法 alleged irregularities in the election campaign 被指称竞选运动中的不正当行为 Investigators found no evidence of financial irregularity. 调查人员没有发现金融违规行为的证据。 Irregularities occur when there is no central control. 缺乏中央控制就会出现违规行为。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- serious
- minor
- slight
- …
- investigate
- detect
- report
- …
- occur
- irregularity in
- [countable, uncountable]
something that does not happen at regular intervals 不规则(或无规律)的事物 a slight irregularity in his heartbeat 他略微的心跳不齐
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something that is not smooth or regular in shape or arrangement 不整齐的事物;不平整的事物 compare regularity
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French irregularite, from late Latin irregularitas, from irregularis, from in- ‘not’ + regularis (from regula ‘rule’).