ad hoc

ad hoc /æd ˈhɒk◂ $ -ˈhɑːk◂, -ˈhoʊk◂/ adjectiveadj , adverb formal

not planned, but arranged or done only when necessary 临时安排的[地]；特别的[地]；专门的[地]

ad hoc committee/group etc 特别委员会/小组等

decisions made on an ad hoc basis

临时作出的决定

Examples from the Corpus

ad hoc• An ad hoc committee has been set up to deal with the problem.

on an ad hoc basis• In contrast to the Lisa approach, the Macintosh team implemented its interface issues on an ad hoc basis.

Origin ad hoc

(1600-1700) Latin “for this”

词汇	ad hoc
释义	ad hoc ad hoc /æd ˈhɒk◂ $ -ˈhɑːk◂, -ˈhoʊk◂/ adjectiveadj , adverb formal not planned, but arranged or done only when necessary 临时安排的[地]；特别的[地]；专门的[地] ad hoc committee/group etc 特别委员会/小组等 decisions made on an ad hoc basis 临时作出的决定 Examples from the Corpus ad hoc• An ad hoc committee has been set up to deal with the problem. on an ad hoc basis• In contrast to the Lisa approach, the Macintosh team implemented its interface issues on an ad hoc basis. Origin ad hoc (1600-1700) Latin “for this”
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