Word · CEFR C1 · Frequency #13977
oddity
怪人；怪东西；怪念头
a strange or unusual person, thing, or idea
- 1.
An odd or strange thing or opinion.
- 2.
eccentricity that is not easily explained
难以解释的怪癖
- 3.
A strange person; an oddball.
- 4.
a strange attitude or habit
奇怪的态度或习惯
- 5.
Strangeness.
- 6.
something unusual -- perhaps worthy of collecting
不寻常的东西——也许值得收藏
奇珍；稀罕物；怪癖；怪脾气；奇异；怪异；难以解释的怪癖；奇怪的态度或习惯
In use
The old house on the corner was considered an oddity because of its crooked roof and mismatched windows.
Among the collection of modern paintings, that one stood out as an oddity with its traditional style.
His habit of wearing mismatched socks was just one of his many oddities.
oddity of + noun/gerund
用于描述某事物的奇特性质。
The oddity of his behavior puzzled everyone.
他行为的古怪让所有人都困惑。
be an oddity
强调某事物与周围环境格格不入。
This old tradition is an oddity in modern society.
这个古老的传统在现代社会中是个怪事。
oddity among + noun (plural)
用于表示在某群体中显得异常。
Connections
Collocations
- oddity of nature
- 自然界的奇异之物
- This flower is an oddity of nature: it blooms only at night.这种花是自然界的一大奇观：只在夜间开放。
- historical oddity
- 历史怪现象
- The law forbidding ice cream on Sundays is a historical oddity.那条禁止在周日吃冰淇淋的法律是一个历史上的怪现象。
- statistical oddity
- 统计上的异常现象
- The unusually high number of accidents in one week was a statistical oddity.一周内事故数量异常之多，在统计上是很不寻常的现象。
- genetic oddity
- 基因异常
- The blue lobster is a genetic oddity found in the waters off Maine.蓝色龙虾是在缅因州海域发现的一种基因异常生物。
- collector of oddities
- 奇珍异宝收藏者
- Her uncle was a collector of oddities, from two-headed snakes to antique medical tools.她叔叔是个奇珍异宝收藏者，从双头蛇到古董医疗器械都收。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把oddity拆成odd(奇怪)+ity(名词后缀)，记住：一个‘奇怪的东西或怪人’就是oddity。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：一般叙述、书面说明、新闻报道 通常用于指代奇怪的人、事物或现象，语气中性偏正式；在日常口语和书面语中都可能出现，比较常见于描述某人或某事与众不同或难以解释。
Grammar Note
可数名词，复数形式为oddities
Pronunciation & Spelling
与 oddity /ˈɑdəti/ 真正押韵的是 commodity /kəˈmɑdəti/。oddly、toddler 拼写中都有 odd，body 有 od，三者都含 /ɑd/ 音，但结尾不同，不押韵；rapidity 虽以 -dity 结尾，但重读音节元音不同，也不押韵。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
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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