Phrase
lusus naturae
天生的畸形；大自然的怪胎；畸形物
A freak or curiosity of nature; a deformed or unnatural thing.
- 1.
An organism exhibiting marked such deviation from the norm, seeming to be the result of sportive design; a freak of nature.
表现出明显偏离常态的生物,似乎是自然的怪异产物；畸形
表现出明显偏离常态的生物,似乎是自然的怪异产物；畸形；大自然的玩笑[恶作剧]；天生的畸形
In use
The twin-headed turtle was a lusus naturae that drew crowds to the small museum.
Some people consider the five-leaf clover a lusus naturae, but botanists just call it a mutation.
The albino peacock is a beautiful lusus naturae, rare and fascinating to see.
be a lusus naturae
用于描述自然界的异常现象或畸形生物。
The two-headed calf is a lusus naturae.
那只双头小牛是大自然的玩笑。
a lusus naturae of [something]
常用于比喻，指某领域中的异类或反常现象。
He was a lusus naturae of the art world.
他是艺术界的一个畸形物。
regard [someone/something] as a lusus naturae
正式或书面语中表达被视为反常或畸形。
Many regarded the conjoined twins as lusus naturae.
许多人认为连体双胞胎是畸形物。
Common mistakes
He is a lusus naturae man.He is a lusus naturae.
lusus naturae 本身就是名词短语，意为‘畸形物’，不应作形容词修饰另一个名词；应直接用作表语或主语。
There are many lusus naturaes in the collection.There are many lusus naturae in the collection.
lusus naturae 为拉丁语短语，在英语中通常保留原复数形式（即不变），不应加英语规则复数 -s。
Connections
Confusing words
- freak
- 畸形物；怪胎 · freak多指生物上的畸形个体，具贬义或惊奇色彩；lusus naturae是拉丁文借词，较正式且强调自然界的玩笑或罕见变异
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.