忽高忽低

• 拼音: hū gāo hū dī
• 汉字拆解: 忽 = 心 (heart) + 勿 (not) — suddenly; fleeting; 高 — high; tall; 低 = 亻(person) + 氐 (phonetic) — low

含义

Alternately high and low; fluctuating up and down. Describing something — a sound, price, quality, or mood — that rises and falls erratically.

Used to describe unpredictable fluctuations in volume, price, performance, mood, or quality. The pattern 忽X忽Y is a classical structure meaning 'sometimes X, sometimes Y' — 忽高忽低 is among the most common instances.

例句

1. 山谷中传来忽高忽低的风声，令夜宿于此的旅人心中涌起一阵莫名的惶恐。
2. 这只股票近一个月的走势忽高忽低，令众多投资者难以判断后市方向，普遍持观望态度。
3. 他的学习成绩忽高忽低，老师认为问题根源在于学习方法不稳定而非能力不足。

用法指南

语境: finance, weather, performance, mood, sound

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 今年以来原油价格忽高忽低，受地缘政治局势和全球需求预期双重因素的驱动，市场情绪极为敏感脆弱。(Since the start of this year, crude oil prices have fluctuated erratically up and down, driven by both geopolitical tensions and global demand expectations, leaving market sentiment extremely sensitive and fragile.)
• 孩子的食欲忽高忽低让父母颇为担忧，经医生检查后才发现是季节性过敏引发的消化不适所致。(The child's appetite fluctuating up and down worried the parents considerably; only after a medical examination was it discovered to be caused by digestive discomfort triggered by seasonal allergies.)

错误说法

• 忽高忽低 for gradual or one-directional trends — the phrase specifically describes erratic oscillation back and forth; for a consistent upward or downward trajectory use 持续上升 or 逐渐下降 instead

起源与历史

忽 (suddenly; alternately) + 高 (high) + 忽 (suddenly; alternately) + 低 (low) — a classical parallel structure: suddenly high, suddenly low

文化背景

时代: Traditional to Modern

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal