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发音：[ˈerənt]
例句：
- Errant refers to someone or something that goes astray or deviates from the intended path or expected behavior. It suggests that the person or thing is wandering or moving in a way that is not in line with what is considered normal or proper.
- According to him, the societal norms surrounding how to address errant behavior are inconsistent and rapidly changing, and audiences should have the freedom to choose what they want to watch.
- The Chinese government maintained that the balloon was an errant civilian airship primarily used for meteorological research that veered off course due to strong winds and had limited “self-steering” capabilities.
- Israel claimed that some of the casualties during this period were caused by errant rocket fire from militants, including an incident in the Jebaliya refugee camp in northern Gaza where six Palestinians lost their lives on Saturday.
- After an inadvertent collision with an errant elbow during a casual basketball game with his visiting family and friends, President Barack Obama had to receive 12 stitches on his upper lip.
- The company has invested significant time and resources at its San Francisco headquarters to develop safety mechanisms, including advanced visual recognition software, capable of detecting and addressing any errant behavior.
解释：
- Errant这个单词做形容词使用，其表示“likely to make errors or behave wrongly”这一含义，即“犯错误的/行为不当的/出格的”，与mischievous/bad/misbehaving/improper这些单词构成近义词。
- 具体使用场景如下：
- To enhance safety, drivers have the option to equip their vehicles with advanced features like blind-spot monitoring and cross-traffic detection, which help prevent accidents caused by errant lane changes or collisions while reversing.（为了提高安全性，驾驶员可以选择为车辆配备盲点监控和交叉交通检测等高级功能，这有助于防止因错误变道或倒车时碰撞而导致的事故。）
–Technology - Google is currently facing investigations by regulatory authorities and law enforcement in Hamburg due to errant data collection, including email passwords, during their research for the Street View mapping service.（谷歌目前正面临汉堡监管机构和执法部门的调查，原因是他们在研究街景地图服务期间收集了不当的数据，包括电子邮件密码。）
–Business - Some analysts argue that these superficial changes fail to tackle deeper issues within corporate culture, such as errant leadership or compliant board members, which significantly contribute to various business disasters.（一些分析人士认为，这些表面的变化无法解决企业文化中更深层次的问题，例如出格的领导或顺从的董事会成员，这在很大程度上导致了各种商业灾难。）
–Business - While some journals conduct thorough reviews to identify errant statistical data or manipulated images before publication, it remains the responsibility of scientists themselves to ensure the accuracy of their manuscripts.（虽然一些期刊在出版前会进行彻底的审查，以识别错误的统计数据或纵的图像，但确保手稿的准确性仍然是科学家自己的责任。）
–Science - In the future, medical professionals may be able to map the irregular activity of neurotransmitters and identify errant neural pathways specific to each patient, allowing for targeted chemical interventions to restore normal brain function.（在未来，医疗专业人员可能能够绘制神经递质的不规则活动，并识别每个患者特有的错误神经通路，从而允许有针对性的化学干预来恢复正常的大脑功能。）
–Science - The reports issued by the Centers for Disease Control provide limited details, as stringent bioterrorism laws prohibit disclosing the names of errant laboratories involved in specific incidents.（疾病控制中心发布的报告提供的细节有限，因为严格的生物恐怖主义法律禁止披露涉及特定事件犯错误实验室的名称。）
–Science
