Word · Frequency #19449
outlandish
古怪的；奇特的；异乎寻常的
strange or unusual in a way that is surprising or shocking
- 1.
Appearing to be foreign; strange, unfamiliar.
看似外国的；奇异的,陌生的
- 2.
conspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusual
极其怪异的,不合常规的
- 3.
Greatly different from common experience; bizarre, outrageous, strange.
与常见经验大不相同；古怪、离奇、奇异的
看似外国的；奇异的,陌生的；极其怪异的,不合常规的；与常见经验大不相同；古怪、离奇、奇异的；外国气派的；偏僻的
In use
Her outlandish outfit made everyone at the party turn their heads.
He told an outlandish story about meeting aliens in his backyard.
The idea sounded outlandish at first, but it actually worked.
the outlandish clothes of teenagers
be outlandish
系表结构，描述主语特征。
His ideas are outlandish.
他的想法很古怪。
outlandish + noun
形容词作定语修饰名词。
She wore an outlandish hat.
她戴了一顶奇异的帽子。
find + noun + outlandish
find + 宾语 + 形容词，表示认为宾语具有某种属性。
Connections
Collocations
- outlandish idea
- 离奇的想法
- The scientist's outlandish idea eventually turned out to be correct.那位科学家离奇的想法最终被证明是正确的。
- outlandish claim
- 离谱的说法
- She made an outlandish claim that she could speak twenty languages.她做出一个离谱的说法，声称自己会说二十种语言。
- outlandish outfit
- 奇装异服
- He wore an outlandish outfit to the party and everyone stared.他穿着一身奇装异服去参加聚会，大家都盯着他看。
- outlandish story
- 离奇的故事
- The children loved his outlandish stories about dragons and flying ships.孩子们喜欢他讲的关于龙和飞船的离奇故事。
- outlandish behavior
- 古怪的行为
- Her outlandish behavior at the meeting surprised her colleagues.她在会议上的古怪行为让同事们很惊讶。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把 outlandish 拆成 out（外面）+ land（土地）：外来的土地、外国的东西，自然显得古怪离奇。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：新闻报道、文学叙述、日常对话 outlandish 通常用于书面或正式评论，强调事物极其怪异、不合常理；口语中也能听到，但往往带夸张评价意味。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Only brandish rhymes: both end in /ændɪʃ/. Dish and land are transparent spelling chunks (final /dɪʃ/ and middle /lænd/), not full rhymes. Banish looks close but lacks the /d/, and furnish shares only the -ish spelling with a different vowel.
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。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.