English Dictionary

vicissitude

IPA（発音記号）

[vɨˈsɪs.ɨˌt(j)u(ː)d]

名詞

複数形 頻度副詞

Regular change or succession from one thing to another, or one part of a cycle to the next; alternation; mutual succession; interchange.

日本語の意味

変転（物事が周期的または互いに交替する様子） / 移り変わり（状況や時代の変化、交代） / 浮き沈み（人生や状況のアップダウン、変動）

After years of calm, the old town braced itself for the next vicissitude in its fortunes.

長年の静けさの後、古い町は次の浮き沈みに備えた。

意味（1）

Regular change or succession from one thing to another, or one part of a cycle to the next; alternation; mutual succession; interchange.

意味（2）

(often in the plural) A change, especially in one's life or fortunes.

And God made.. the Stars, and set them in the firmament of Heaven to illuminate the Earth, and rule the day in their vicissitude...

vicissitudes （ plural ）