oddity 英 [ˈɒdəti]   美 [ˈɑdəti]

oddity

oddity  英 [ˈɒdəti] 美 [ˈɑdəti]

n. 奇异;古怪;怪癖 

名词复数:oddities 

"He must be an oddity, I think," said she. “我看他一定是个古怪人,”她说。
In other words, they excite interest because of their difference. But does this interest extend beyond the oddity itself? 换句话说,他们能因其差异而激发人们的兴趣,但是这种兴趣超越了怪人怪事本身吗?

  • An oddity is anything strange or unusual. Wearing ear muffs during a heat wave would be considered an oddity, because most people wouldn't do that.
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  • n. 奇异;古怪;怪癖
  • 1. "He must be an oddity, I think," said she.

    “我看他一定是个古怪人,”她说。

  • 2. In other words, they excite interest because of their difference. But does this interest extend beyond the oddity itself?

    换句话说,他们能因其差异而激发人们的兴趣,但是这种兴趣超越了怪人怪事本身吗?

  • 3. It is also one of the oddest expressions ever invented. But this oddity may in large measure account for its popularity.

    它也是人们所创造过最奇怪的表达方式之一,之所以说奇怪很大程度上指的是它的流行。

  • oddity (n.) 1713, "odd characteristic or trait," a hybrid from odd + -ity. Meaning "odd person" is first recorded 1748.
odd·ity / ˈɒdəti ; NAmE ˈɑːdəti / noun ( plural odd·ities ) 1 [countable ] a person or thing that is strange or unusual 古怪反常的人(或事物);怪现象 The book deals with some of the oddities of grammar and spelling. 这本书专讲语法和拼写方面的某些不规则现象。 2 [uncountable ] the quality of being strange or unusual 古怪;怪异;反常 She suddenly realized the oddity of her remark and blushed. 她突然意识到自己的话很可笑,脸一下子红了。 oddity oddities odd·ity / ˈɒdəti ; NAmE ˈɑːdəti /
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