Word · CEFR A2 · Frequency #2152
unusual
/ʌnˈjuːʒuəl/
adjective
不寻常的，罕见的，与众不同的
not usual or common or ordinary
- 1.
Not usual, out of the ordinary.
不寻常的,非同寻常的
- 2.
not usual or common or ordinary
不寻常的,非普通的
- 3.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
明显超出常规和意料,稍显奇怪或有点怪异
- 4.
not commonly encountered
不常见的
不寻常的,非同寻常的；不寻常的,非普通的；明显超出常规和意料,稍显奇怪或有点怪异；不常见的；不寻常的
In use
Seeing snow in this region is very unusual.
She has an unusual way of solving problems.
This flower has an unusual color.
a scene of unusual beauty
a man of unusual ability
cruel and unusual punishment
an unusual meteorite
two-career families are no longer unusual
it is unusual for sb to do sth
Connections
Collocations
- unusual circumstances
- 不寻常的情况
- Due to unusual circumstances, the event was postponed.由于不寻常的情况，活动被推迟了。
- unusual behavior
- 异常行为
- The teacher noticed the student's unusual behavior in class.老师注意到那个学生在课堂上的异常行为。
- unusual color
- 不寻常的颜色
- The flower had an unusual color, unlike any I had seen before.这朵花有不寻常的颜色，和我以前见过的任何花都不一样。
- unusual pattern
- 不寻常的模式
- The data showed an unusual pattern that puzzled the researchers.数据显示出一种不寻常的模式，让研究人员感到困惑。
- unusual request
- 不寻常的请求
- She made an unusual request to work from home every Friday.她提出了一个不寻常的请求，每周五在家工作。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想到一只紫色的猫，因为紫色猫很不寻常（unusual）。
Context & Register
通常用于中性语境，可出现在日常对话或正式写作中，描述事物超出常规或令人意外。
Pronunciation & Spelling
These words share the -ual ending but have stress on the first syllable, while 'unusual' has stress on the second syllable /ˈjuː/, so they do not rhyme.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3，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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