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- irregular (adj.)[irregular 词源字典]
- late 14c., "not in conformity with Church rules," from Old French irreguler (13c., Modern French irrégulier), from Medieval Latin irregularis, from assimilated form of in- "not, opposite of" (see in- (1)) + Latin regularis (see regular (adj.)). General sense is from late 15c.[irregular etymology, irregular origin, 英语词源]
- irregular (n.)
- "a soldier not of the regular army," 1747, from irregular (adj.).