oddity

英 [ˈɒdəti]

美 [ˈɑːdəti]

n.  古怪反常的人(或事物); 怪现象; 古怪; 怪异; 反常

复数：oddities　

Collins.1 / BNC.13977 / COCA.13984

牛津词典

noun

• 古怪反常的人（或事物）；怪现象
  a person or thing that is strange or unusual
  1. The book deals with some of the oddities of grammar and spelling.
     这本书专讲语法和拼写方面的某些不规则现象。
• 古怪；怪异；反常
  the quality of being strange or unusual
  1. She suddenly realized the oddity of her remark and blushed.
     她突然意识到自己的话很奇怪，脸一下子红了。

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 怪人；怪事
  Anoddityis someone or something that is very strange.
  1. Losing my hair made me feel an oddity...
     脱发使我觉得自己是个怪人。
  2. Carlson noticed another oddity; his plant had bloomed twice.
     卡尔森注意到另外一件怪事：他的植物开了两次花。
• N-COUNT 奇怪；古怪；奇特
  Theoddity ofsomething is the fact that it is very strange.
  1. ...the oddities of the Welsh legal system.
     威尔士法律体系的奇特之处

英英释义

noun

• something unusual -- perhaps worthy of collecting
  Synonym:curiocuriosityoddmentpeculiarityrarity
• a strange attitude or habit
  Synonym:queernessquirkquirkinesscrotchet
• eccentricity that is not easily explained
  Synonym:oddness

双语例句

• From his weird behaviour, he seems a bit of an oddity.
  从他不寻常的行为看来，他好像有点怪。
• I noticed the oddity of his behaviour.
  我注意到他的行为古怪。
• Analysts on the conference call also pounced on another oddity.
  参加上述电话会议的分析师们还在追问另一件怪事。
• A genteel eccentric, an amusing oddity.
  一个彬彬有礼、惹人发笑的怪人。
• Carlson noticed another oddity; his plant had bloomed twice.
  卡尔森注意到另外一件怪事：他的植物开了两次花。
• There is also an oddity in this renewed emphasis on quantitative easing.
  此外，市场再度关注定量宽松颇为怪异。
• Losing my hair made me feel an oddity
  脱发使我觉得自己是个怪人。
• Another oddity is in junk bonds.
  另一件怪事是垃圾债券。
• The occurrence of Mr Lee Kuan Yew is something of an oddity.
  李光耀的出现是个异数。
• She was a mild eccentric, an amusing oddity.
  她是一个温和的怪人，一个有趣的奇人。