n. 场合, 时机, 机会, 诱因, 理由

vt. 惹起, 引起

[法] 时机, 场合, 机会

Occasion \Oc*ca"sion\ ([o^]k*k[=a]"zh[u^]n), n. [F. occasion, L.
occasio, fr. occidere, occasum, to fall down; ob (see {Ob-})
+ cadere to fall. See {Chance}, and cf. {Occident}.]
1. A falling out, happening, or coming to pass; hence, that
which falls out or happens; occurrence; incident; event.

The unlooked-for incidents of family history, and
its hidden excitements, and its arduous occasions.
--I. Taylor.

2. A favorable opportunity; a convenient or timely chance;
convenience.

Sin, taking occasion by the commandment, deceived
me. --Rom. vii.
11.

I'll take the occasion which he gives to bring
Him to his death. --Waller.

3. An occurrence or condition of affairs which brings with it
some unlooked-for event; that which incidentally brings to
pass an event, without being its efficient cause or
sufficient reason; accidental or incidental cause.

Her beauty was the occasion of the war. --Dryden.

4. Need; exigency; requirement; necessity; as, I have no
occasion for firearms.

After we have served ourselves and our own
occasions. --Jer. Taylor.

When my occasions took me into France. --Burke.

5. A reason or excuse; a motive; a persuasion.

Whose manner was, all passengers to stay,
And entertain with her occasions sly. --Spenser.

{On occasion},
(a) in case of need; in necessity; as convenience
requires. ``That we might have intelligence from him
on occasion,'' --De Foe.
(b) occasionally; from time to time; now and then.
[1913 Webster +PJC]

Syn: Need; incident; use. See {Opportunity}.


Occasion \Oc*ca"sion\ ([o^]k*k[=a]"zh[u^]n), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
{Occasioned} ([o^]k*k[=a]"zh[u^]nd); p. pr. & vb. n.
{Occasioning}.] [Cf. F. occasionner.]
To give occasion to; to cause; to produce; to induce; as, to
occasion anxiety. --South.

If we inquire what it is that occasions men to make
several combinations of simple ideas into distinct
modes. --Locke.