Power outages in the remote village were sporadic, occurring only during the heaviest winter storms.
偏远村庄的停电是零星的，仅在冬季最严重的暴风雪期间发生。
Which choice best defines “sporadic”?
B — Occurring irregularly.. “sporadic” means Occurring irregularly..
Which word means “Occurring irregularly.”?
A — sporadic. “sporadic” means Occurring irregularly..
sporadic — Occurring irregularly.. In Chinese: 零星的；偶发的.
sporadic is pronounced //spəˈrædɪk//.
Power outages in the remote village were sporadic, occurring only during the heaviest winter storms. (偏远村庄的停电是零星的，仅在冬季最严重的暴风雪期间发生。)
intermittent, occasional, irregular — all close in meaning to sporadic (Occurring irregularly.).
continuous, frequent — each the opposite of sporadic (Occurring irregularly.).
Yes. sporadic is on the SAT Prep Easy list — mid-frequency academic words that do get tested. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.
spor(播散) → 稀稀落落。