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eccentric

/ɪkˈsentrɪk/

adjective

古怪的；反常的

Unconventional and slightly strange, especially of a person or behaviour.

1.
Not at or in the centre; away from the centre.
不在中心；远离中心。
2.
Not perfectly circular; elliptical.
非正圆的；椭圆的。
3.
Having a different center; not concentric.
不同心的；非同心的。
4.
conspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusual
显著或极端不传统或不寻常的
5.
Of a person, deviating from the norm; behaving unexpectedly or differently; unconventional and slightly strange.
偏离常规的；行为异常或不同的；不合常规且略显古怪的。
6.
Of a motion, against or in the opposite direction of contraction of a muscle (such as results from flexion of the lower arm (bending of the elbow joint) by an external force while contracting the triceps and other elbow extensor muscles to control that movement; opening of the jaw while flexing the masseter).
与肌肉收缩方向相反或逆收缩方向的运动。
7.
Having different goals or motives.
目标或动机不同的。
8.
Having or being an oospore with a single large oil globule on one side that displaces much of the ooplasm and forces the ooplasts to one side.
具有单侧大油球且使卵质偏位的卵孢子的。

偏离中心的；不同圆心的；椭圆的；非正圆的；离心收缩的；目标不同的；动机不同的；具偏位大油球的

In use

My uncle is known for his eccentric behavior.

我叔叔以他古怪的行为而闻名。

She has an eccentric theory about the origin of the universe.

她有一个关于宇宙起源的古怪理论。

The artist's eccentric paintings attracted a lot of attention.

这位艺术家古怪的画作吸引了很多关注。

famed for his eccentric spelling

以其古怪的拼写而闻名

eccentric person: 古怪的人; He was known as an eccentric person in the neighborhood.他在邻居中以古怪著称。
eccentric behavior: 古怪的行为; Her eccentric behavior often surprised her colleagues.她古怪的行为常常让同事感到惊讶。
eccentric millionaire: 古怪的百万富翁; The eccentric millionaire collected antique clocks.那位古怪的百万富翁收藏古董钟表。
eccentric habits: 古怪的习惯; He has some eccentric habits, like wearing mismatched socks.他有一些古怪的习惯，比如穿不配对的袜子。
eccentric character: 古怪的性格; His eccentric character made him difficult to work with.他古怪的性格使他难以共事。
eccentric professor

联想：eccentric 像 ex-center（离开中心），心思不在中心，行为就显得古怪。

语域：mixed 常见场景：人物描写、日常交谈、文学或新闻报道该词用于人或其行为明显偏离常规、略显古怪。日常使用中通常不带强烈贬义，语气随语境变化：可略带欣赏（如“古怪的天才”），也可表示轻微不解。正式写作和口语中都较常见，具体褒贬需看上下文。

与 eccentric 押韵的词有 centric、concentric、egocentric、geocentric，重读音节都是 /sɛn/，后面跟着 /trɪk/。electric 拼写很像，但发音不同：重读部分不是 /sɛn/ 而是 /lɛk/，只有末尾非重读的 /trɪk/ 相同。

Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。

页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。

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