old eccentric
collocation古怪的老人
The village had an old eccentric who lived in a house full of cats.
村子里有个古怪的老人，住在一间满是猫的房子里。
怪人；行为古怪的人
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怪人；行为古怪的人
a person with unconventional or odd behavior and personality
The old man next door is an eccentric; he dresses in Victorian clothes even in summer.
隔壁的老人是个怪人；他甚至在夏天也穿着维多利亚时代的服装。
行为与众不同的人。
One who does not behave like others.
性格古怪或异常的人
a person with an unusual or odd personality
与另一圆不同心的圆。
A circle not having the same centre as another.
具有特定类型(通常有许多怪癖)的人
a person of a specified kind (usually with many eccentricities)
Our town has a few eccentrics, like the lady who paints her fence rainbow colors every month.
我们镇上有些怪人，比如那位每月把栅栏涂成彩虹色的女士。
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He is an eccentric who keeps a dozen parrots in his living room and talks to them all day.
他是个怪人，在客厅里养了十几只鹦鹉，整天和它们说话。
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a friendly eccentric
一个友好的怪人
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古怪的老人
The village had an old eccentric who lived in a house full of cats.
村子里有个古怪的老人，住在一间满是猫的房子里。
当地的怪人
He is known as the local eccentric because of his unusual hobbies.
他因其不寻常的爱好被称为当地的怪人。
无害的怪人
Although she seemed strange, everyone agreed she was a harmless eccentric.
尽管她看起来奇怪，但大家都认为她是个无害的怪人。
古怪的百万富翁
The eccentric millionaire left his fortune to a home for stray dogs.
那位古怪的百万富翁把财产留给了一家流浪狗收容所。
我不疯，我只是性格古怪。
Michael Scott says this line in the TV show 'The Office' (US) to explain his odd behavior.
迈克尔·斯科特在美剧《办公室》中说这句话来解释他古怪的行为。
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将eccentric拆为ec（外）+ centric（中心），想象行为偏离中心的人，即古怪的人。
语域：中性；典型场景：人物性格描述、日常谈话；注：作为名词，'eccentric'通常用于中性或略带戏谑的语气，描述行为或性格与众不同的人，常见于日常对话和文学作品中。
All listed words share the '-centric' ending and have stress on the same syllable [ˈsɛntrɪk], rhyming with 'eccentric'. Note that 'eccentric' begins with 'ec' pronounced /ɪk/, not /ɛk/, so it is a spelling lookalike but rhymes.
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