desultory

• 形容缺乏计划、目标或热情，随意地从一个话题或事情跳到另一个，没有明确方向。

Describes something that is lacking a plan, purpose, or enthusiasm; moving or jumping from one thing to another without a clear direction.

1. Lacking a plan or purposeC1formal

   Moving or jumping from one thing to another without a clear plan or direction.

   散漫的

   • He made a desultory attempt to clean his room, picking up a few items and then stopping.
   • The conversation was desultory, touching on the weather, politics, and then old movies.
   • Her desultory reading habits meant she rarely finished a book.

   同义词aimlessdisconnectederratichaphazardincidentalirregularrandomunmethodicalunsystematic

   反义词focusedmethodicalorderlyplannedpurposefulsystematic

2. Random or unmethodicalC1formal

   Occurring in a random, disconnected, or unmethodical way.

   散漫的

   • The desultory firing of the cannons suggested the battle was winding down.
   • He took a desultory walk through the park, not really paying attention to where he was going.
   • The research was criticized for its desultory collection of data.

   同义词aimlesschaoticdisconnectederratichaphazardirregularrandomunconnectedunmethodicalunsystematic

   反义词methodicalorderlyorganizedplannedsystematic