seasonal

seasonal
adjective
  1. of, relating to, or characteristic of a particular season of the year
    季节的,季节性的
    a selection of seasonal fresh fruit.
    很多可供挑选的时鲜水果。
    ■fluctuating or restricted according to the season or time of year
    随时节波动的;季节性的
    there are companies whose markets are seasonal.
    有的公司的市场有季节性。
    seasonal rainfall.
    季节性降雨。
派生
seasonality
noun
seasonally
adverb
用法
  1. Confusion sometimes arises between the words seasonal and seasonable. Seasonal means ‘relating to a particular seasonseasonal fresh fruitor ‘fluctuating or restricted according to the seasonthere are companies whose markets are seasonalwhile seasonable is a rarer word which means ‘usual for or appropriate to a particular seasonin December the magazine carried cartoons and songs, including a seasonable Christmas carol
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