random

/ˈrændəm/📚 3646 2六级考研托福雅思高考
A random sample or method is one in which all the people or things involved have an equal chance of being chosen. 随机的

adjective [原级]任意的,随机的,胡乱的;(砖石建筑)石头大小不一的;<非正式>奇怪的,不同寻常的

The survey used a random sample of two thousand people across the Midwest.
这项调查使用的是对中西部地区2000人的随机取样。

noun [抽象名词]随意,随机;<非正式>不认识的人,陌生人

Three African-Americans were killed by shots fired at random from a minibus.
3名非洲裔美国人被从一辆小型公共汽车中胡乱射出的子弹打死了。

adverb [方式副词]随机地,胡乱地

...interviews with a randomly selected sample of 30 girls aged between 13 and 18.
…对随机抽取的30名年龄在13至18岁之间的女孩的访谈。

ran(跑) + dom(领域) → 可以在各个领域跑 → 任意的
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...random violence against innocent victims. …对无辜受害者的随意攻击。
...drinks and magazines left scattered randomly around. …随意四处散落的饮料和杂志。
We received several answers, and we picked one at random. 我们收到了好几个答案,就随机地拣选了一个。
The information is processed in a random order. 信息是按随机顺序处理的。
The interviews were given to a random sample of students. 随机抽选出部分学生进行了采访。