randomly
randomly — 副詞
1. Done or happening by chance, luck, or accident — not chosen, planned, or arrange
隨機
憑機會而非依計畫地
Done or happening by chance, luck, or accident — not chosen, planned, or arranged in advance.
The teacher randomly chose five students to answer questions.
老師隨機選了五名學生回答問題。
randomly chose (verb collocation: selecting by chance)
Aylin closed her eyes and randomly pointed at a name on the list.
Aylin 閉上眼睛，隨機指向名單上的一個名字。
Each person in the study was randomly given a real pill or a sugar tablet.
研究中的每個人都被隨機分到一顆真藥丸或一顆糖錠。
The songs on my music app play randomly, not in any fixed order.
我音樂應用程式裡的歌曲是隨機播放的，沒有固定順序。
Sade threw the dice randomly and hoped for a high number.
Sade 隨機擲出骰子，希望得到一個大點數。
- haphazardly
suggests a lack of care or order rather than pure chance; more critical in tone
- arbitrarily
implies a personal whim or choice rather than objective chance
- by chance
phrase equivalent; more neutral and conversational
- at random
phrase equivalent; often used in the same contexts ('chosen at random')
- deliberately
with a clear intention or plan
- intentionally
done on purpose, not by chance
- systematically
following a method or system, not by chance
文法句型
randomly + verb (modifying an action done without a plan)
verb + randomly (adverb in end position)
用法筆記
Commonly used with verbs of choosing, selecting, assigning, or distributing. Frequently appears in passive constructions, especially in academic or research writing (e.g., 'were randomly assigned').
常見錯誤
2. Happening or done without any clear reason, cause, or purpose — often describing
莫名
顯得沒有原因或理由地
Happening or done without any clear reason, cause, or purpose — often describing something surprising or strange that is hard to explain.
Felix randomly started laughing in the middle of the serious meeting.
Felix 在嚴肅的會議中莫名其妙地笑了起來。
randomly started + gerund (unexpected sudden action)
The refrigerator randomly stopped working even though it was almost new.
那台冰箱明明幾乎是新的，卻莫名其妙不運轉了。
A stranger randomly approached Heloisa on the street and asked for a photo.
一個陌生人在街上莫名其妙地走向 Heloisa，要求一起拍照。
The baby randomly began to cry even though she had just been fed.
那個嬰兒明明才剛餵過奶，卻莫名哭了起來。
Quinn's computer screen randomly went black during an online class.
Quinn 的電腦螢幕在上線上課程時莫名其妙地變黑了。
- out of the blue
idiomatic; emphasizes the sudden, unexpected nature
- unexpectedly
more neutral; lacks the 'no reason' connotation
- inexplicably
more formal; stresses that no explanation exists
- for no reason
phrase equivalent; more explicit about the lack of cause
- predictably
in a way that is expected or foreseeable
- expectedly
happening as one would anticipate
- understandably
in a way that has a clear reason or explanation
文法句型
randomly + verb of action/change (unexpected event)
randomly + verb (expressing surprising behaviour)
用法筆記
Frequently used in informal speech and everyday storytelling. Often describes sudden equipment failures, unexpected emotional reactions, or surprising social encounters. This sense rarely appears in formal or academic writing.