errantly

/ˈɛɹəntli/ adv

In an errant manner.

Word Origin From Latin 'errare' meaning 'to wander'—so an errant knight was a wandering knight, roaming in search of adventure. The negative sense of 'error' developed from the idea of straying from the right path. Errantly means in a wandering or straying manner. The same root gives us erratic (wandering unpredictably) and aberrant (straying away from normal).

adv In an errant manner.

The knight wandered errantly through the forest, having lost his way.

(副词) 错误地;谬误地

骑士在森林中迷失方向,漫无目的地徘徊。

(adverbio) De manera errante.

El caballero vagaba errante por el bosque, habiendo perdido el camino.

(adverbe) en errant; de manière errante; à l'aventure; sans but fixe [D'une manière errante, sans direction ni but fixe.]

Le chevalier errait errantly à travers la forêt, complètement perdu.

(Adverb) umherirrend; ziellos [Auf eine abweichende, unbeständige oder ziellose Weise; ohne klare Richtung oder Absicht.]

Der Ritter irrte **errantly** durch den Wald, nachdem er seinen Weg verloren hatte.

(副詞) 彷徨うように、迷いながら、目的もなく

騎士は道に迷い、森の中をあてもなくさまよい歩いた。

(advérbio) errantemente; de modo errante; de modo desviante [De maneira errante.]

O cavaleiro vagou errante pela floresta, tendo perdido o caminho.

Word parts: err + ant + ly

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