[no obj.]rise and fall irregularly in number or amount (数量)不规则波动,起伏 trade with other countries tends to fluctuate from year to year. 与他国贸易额往往逐年波动。 [as adj. fluctuating]a fluctuating level of demand. 波动的需求。
派生 fluctuation noun 语源
mid 17th cent.: from Latin fluctuat- 'undulated', from the verb fluctuare, from fluctus 'flow, current, wave', from fluere 'to flow'