occasion
英 [?'ke??(?)n]
美[?'ke?n]
- n. 時機，機會；場合；理由
- vt. 引起，惹起
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詞態(tài)變化
復數:?occasions;第三人稱單數:?occasions;過去式:?occasioned;過去分詞:?occasioned;現在分詞:?occasioning;
中文詞源
occasion 偶然，場合，時機
oc-,向前，朝向，-cas,掉落，詞源同case,cascade,accident.引申詞義偶然，場合，時機。
英英釋意
- 1. an event that occurs at a critical time;
- "at such junctures he always had an impulse to leave"
- "it was needed only on special occasions"
- 2. a vaguely specified social event;
- "the party was quite an affair"
- "an occasion arranged to honor the president"
- "a seemingly endless round of social functions"
- 3. reason;
- "there was no occasion for complaint"
- 4. the time of a particular event;
- "on the occasion of his 60th birthday"
- 5. an opportunity to do something;
- "there was never an occasion for her to demonstrate her skill"
英文詞源
- occasion
- occasion: [14] Like English befall, occasion depends on a metaphorical connection between ‘falling’ and ‘happening’. Its ultimate source is the Latin verb occidere ‘go down’, a compound formed from the prefix ob- ‘down’ and cadere ‘fall’ (source of English cadence, case ‘circumstance’, decadent, etc). The figurative notion of a ‘falling together of favourable circumstances’ led to the coining of a derived noun occasiō, meaning ‘appropriate time, opportunity’, and hence ‘reason’ and ‘cause’.
English acquired it via Old French occasion. Also from Latin occidere comes English occident [14], a reference to the ‘west’ as the quarter in which the sun ‘goes down’ or sets.
=> cadaver, cadence, case, decadent, occident - occasion (n.)
- late 14c., "opportunity; grounds for action, state of affairs that makes something else possible; a happening, occurrence," from Old French ochaison, ocasion "cause, reason, excuse, pretext; opportunity" (13c.) or directly from Latin occasionem (nominative occasio) "opportunity, appropriate time," in Late Latin "cause," from occasum, occasus, past participle of occidere "fall down, go down," from ob "down, away" (see ob-) + cadere "to fall" (see case (n.1)). The notion is of a "falling together," or juncture, of circumstances.
- occasion (v.)
- mid-15c., "to bring (something) about," from occasion (n.), or else from Old French occasionner "to cause," from Medieval Latin occasionare, from Latin occasionem (see occasion (n.)). Related: Occasioned; occasioning.
同義詞辨析
chance, opportunity, occasion
這些名詞均含"機會"之意。
chance： 側重指偶然或意外的機會，有時也指正常或好的機會。
opportunity： 側重指有利或適合于采取行動，以達到某一目的或實現某種愿望的最佳時機或機會。
occasion： 指特殊時機或良機，也指時節(jié)。
考試真題
- My mother, who is just shy of five feet tall, is normally incredibly soft-spoken, but on the rare occasion when she got angry, she was terrifying.
出自-2015年12月閱讀原文
- In a 2011 study, for instance, people who drank the same 380-calorie(卡路里) milkshake on two separate occasions produced different levels of hunger-related hormones (荷爾蒙), depending on whether the shake's label said it contained 620 or 140 calories.
出自-2013年12月閱讀原文
- Mr David Rossi stated that he had spoken with McLaughlin on several occasions about his driving record.
出自-2013年12月聽力原文
- The man can dress casually for the occasion.
出自-2012年6月聽力原文
- My mother, who is just shy of five feet tall, is normally incredibly soft-spoken, but on the rare occasion when she got angry, she was terrifying.
2015年12月四級真題（第二套）閱讀 Section B
- These designers established the modem dress code, letting playsuits and other activewear outfits suffice for casual clothing, allowing pants to enter the wardrobe, and prizing rationalism and versatility in dress, in contradiction to dressing for an occasion or allotment of the day.
出自-2017年6月閱讀原文
- The video camera that one single mother bought for a special occasion, for example, is not much fun now.
出自-2016年12月聽力原文
- But it is natural to desire to do so for special occasions.
出自-2014年6月閱讀原文
- On occasions it is the fear that certain disclosures may be unacceptable to family or friends that motivates an individual to seek professional help.
出自-2012年12月閱讀原文
- On the occasions when hunting has been tried, local animal rights people have worked to secure court orders against the hunts.
出自-2013年12月聽力原文
- Yes, this does happen on occasion.
出自-2013年6月聽力原文
- These designers established the modern dress code, letting playsuits and other active wear outfits suffice for casual clothing, allowing pants to enter the wardrobe, and prizing rationalism and versatility in dress, in contradiction to dressing for an occ
2017年6月六級真題（第三套）閱讀 Section C
- On what occasion does a person probably suffer from performance fatigue?
2016年高考英語天津卷 閱讀理解 閱讀D 題設
- "Only on special occasions would they take it out and let us hold it in our hands, " Adeline says.
2019年高考英語浙江卷 閱讀理解 閱讀A 原文
- Sharing bread, whether during a special occasion or at the family dinner table, is a common symbol of togetherness.
2015年高考英語安徽卷 閱讀理解 閱讀E 原文
- This great occasion will be the national theatre of China's first visit to the UK.
2017年高考英語全國卷2 閱讀理解 閱讀A 原文
詞組搭配
on occasion (或 occasions)
occasionally; from time to time
有時；偶爾
on occasion, the state was asked to intervene.
有時政府會被要求進行干預。
rise to the occasion
perform better than usual in response to a special situation or event
在特殊場合超常發(fā)揮，在特殊場合應付裕如
take occasion
(archaic)make use of an opportunity to do something
(古)抓住時機
on occasion
From time to time; now and then.
偶爾：間斷地；不時地
實用場景例句
- on this/that occasion
- 這 / 那次
牛津詞典
- I've met him on several occasions.
- 我曾見過他幾次。
牛津詞典
- I can remember very few occasions when he had to cancel because of ill health.
- 我記得他因為健康不佳而被迫取消的情況絕無僅有。
牛津詞典
- They have been seen together on two separate occasions .
- 他們有兩次被人看見在一起。
牛津詞典
- On one occasion, she called me in the middle of the night.
- 有一次她深更半夜打電話給我。
牛津詞典
- He used the occasion to announce further tax cuts.
- 他利用這個機會宣布再次減稅。
牛津詞典
- a great/memorable/happy occasion
- 偉大的 / 難忘的 / 歡樂的慶典
牛津詞典
- Turn every meal into a special occasion .
- 要把每一頓飯都弄得特別一些。
牛津詞典
- They marked the occasion (= celebrated it) with an open-air concert.
- 他們舉辦露天音樂會來慶祝這個特別的時刻。
牛津詞典
- Their wedding turned out to be quite an occasion.
- 他們的婚禮辦得相當隆重。
牛津詞典
- He was presented with the watch on the occasion of his retirement.
- 他在退休時獲贈這塊手表。
牛津詞典
- It should have been an occasion for rejoicing, but she could not feel any real joy.
- 原本應該是高興的時刻，她卻絲毫未感到快樂。
牛津詞典
- I'll speak to him about it if the occasion arises (= if I get a chance).
- 有機會的話，我要跟他談談這件事。
牛津詞典
- I've had no occasion to visit him recently.
- 我最近無緣去拜訪他。
牛津詞典
- Her death was the occasion of mass riots.
- 她的逝世引發(fā)了大規(guī)模的騷亂。
牛津詞典
- I'm willing to go to court over this if the occasion arises (= if it becomes necessary) .
- 如果必要的話，我愿意就此出庭。
牛津詞典
- He has been known on occasion to lose his temper.
- 大家都知道他有時會發(fā)脾氣。
牛津詞典
- The flight delay was occasioned by the need for a further security check.
- 這次航班的延誤是由于必須做進一步的安全檢查。
牛津詞典
- The decision occasioned us much anxiety.
- 這個決定讓我們憂慮不堪。
牛津詞典
- I often think fondly of an occasion some years ago at Covent Garden...
- 我時常愉快地回想起幾年前在科文特花園的一個時刻。
柯林斯高階英語詞典
- Mr Davis has been asked on a number of occasions.
- 戴維斯先生曾多次被問及。
柯林斯高階英語詞典
- Taking her with me on official occasions has been a challenge...
- 帶著她出席正式場合對我來說一直是個挑戰(zhàn)。
柯林斯高階英語詞典
- It will be a unique family occasion.
- 這將是一次特別的家庭聚會。
柯林斯高階英語詞典
- It is an occasion for all the family to celebrate...
- 這是個值得舉家慶祝的時刻。
柯林斯高階英語詞典
- It is always an important occasion for setting out government policy.
- 這歷來都是闡明政府政策的重要時機。
柯林斯高階英語詞典
- He argued that the release of hostages should not occasion a change in policy.
- 他認為釋放人質不應造成政策的改變。
柯林斯高階英語詞典
- We have had occasion to deal with members of the group on a variety of charges.
- 我們有必要以多項罪名起訴該組織的成員。
柯林斯高階英語詞典
- He treated them seriously and, on occasion, entertained them hilariously...
- 他對待他們嚴肅認真，偶爾又逗得他們捧腹不已。
柯林斯高階英語詞典
- He translated not only from the French but also, on occasion, from the Polish.
- 他不僅做法文翻譯，有時也做些波蘭語翻譯。
柯林斯高階英語詞典
- Inverness, however, rose to the occasion in the second half, producing some of the best football they have played for some time.
- 然而，因弗內斯隊在下半場經受住了考驗，踢出了很長一段時間以來的最佳水平。
柯林斯高階英語詞典