be (quite/rather) an eccentric
这是名词用法,作表语时通常要带冠词 a/an;quite、rather 等词放在 a 之前。
My grandfather was quite an eccentric.
我爷爷是个相当古怪的人。
怪人;行为古怪的人
eccentrics — plural of eccentric
离心训练;离心收缩;偏心轮;偏心圆;行为与众不同的人。;性格古怪或异常的人
a person with unconventional or odd behavior and personality
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)
轴心偏离的圆盘或轮子,可产生往复运动。
A disk or wheel with its axis off centre, giving a reciprocating motion.
与肌肉收缩方向相反或逆收缩方向的训练。
An exercise that goes against or in the opposite direction of contraction of a muscle.
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。
用法提示:eccentric作为名词,指性格古怪的人。
AI contextual example
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。
用法提示:eccentrics是eccentric的复数形式,指多个性格怪异的人。
AI contextual example
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。
用法提示:eccentric作名词,强调有奇特习惯的人。
AI contextual example
这是名词用法,作表语时通常要带冠词 a/an;quite、rather 等词放在 a 之前。
My grandfather was quite an eccentric.
我爷爷是个相当古怪的人。
泛指一类人时用复数形式,后面可接 who 引导的定语从句。
Eccentrics who collect broken clocks are common in this town.
在这座小镇上,收集破钟的怪人很常见。
as 后面接名词,表示“被看作……”,也可换成 be regarded as / be thought of as。
Because of his strange habits, he was seen as an eccentric.
由于习惯古怪,他被看作一个怪人。
grammar · medium
易错句子He is a eccentric.
正确表达He is an eccentric.
eccentric 作名词时以元音音素 /ɪ/ 开头,不定冠词必须用 an;汉语没有冠词,学习者容易一律用 a,因此这里要改成 an eccentric。
grammar · medium
易错句子Our town has many eccentric.
正确表达Our town has many eccentrics.
此处的 eccentric 是可数名词,意为“怪人”,汉语名词不随数量变化词形,学习者常忘记加复数;many 之后必须用复数形式 eccentrics。
grammar · medium
易错句子He is a very eccentric.
正确表达He is a real eccentric.
very 是副词,只能修饰形容词或副词,不能修饰名词;这里需要的是修饰名词的程度词,故用形容词 real 修饰名词 eccentric,表示“十足的怪人”。
weirdo 是非正式口语,常含贬义,强调让人觉得怪异、不正常;eccentric 更中性,甚至可带欣赏意味,常指行为独特但被接受的人。正式写作或需中性语气时用 eccentric,不用 weirdo。
oddball 也是非正式口语,强调与群体格格不入、行为古怪,常带轻微贬义或戏谑;eccentric 更正式、中性,常暗示有趣或不循规蹈矩。正式场合描述成年人时优先用 eccentric。
crank 指对某件事抱有固执且常荒唐的信念、爱反复讲的人,重点在偏执和烦人;eccentric 只强调行为与众不同,不必然固执或错误。若只是生活方式独特,用 eccentric;若指认定阴谋论、偏方等的人,用 crank。
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。
centric
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centric
ec- (向外) + centr (中心) + -ic (形容词/名词后缀);相关词: ecstatic (ec-前缀), centric (centr词根), pathetic (-ic后缀)
与eccentric同指行为或性格古怪的人。
形容人或事物具有独特、非传统的特质。
指拒绝遵从主流规范的人,常与eccentric相关。
指个人特有的行为或习惯,是eccentric的常见特征。
直接与eccentric相关的抽象名词,指其特质。
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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