| 单词 | freak of nature |
| 释义 | > as lemmasfreak of nature b. More fully freak of nature (cf. lusus naturae n.): an abnormally developed individual of any species; in recent use (esp. U.S.), a living curiosity exhibited in a show. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > deformity > [noun] > person misshapec1400 counterfeit1557 hodmandod1664 zad1725 freak of nature1847 wingy1880 the world > relative properties > order > disorder > irregularity > unconformity > abnormality > [noun] > condition of being abnormal or unnatural > that which is monsterc1384 prodigy1595 aberration1615 unnatural1627 preternatural1674 nonsuch?1706 frisk of nature1809 freak of nature1847 preternaturalism1858 hodmandod1881 1847 A. M. Gilliam Trav. Mexico (new ed.) 230 Many were..the freaks of nature that I beheld in the singular formations of the rocks. 1883 Daily News 11 Sept. 2/5 An association of..natural curiosities usually exhibited at booths..called the ‘Freaks' Union’, the word freaks being an abbreviation of the term ‘freaks of nature’ by which these monstrosities are described. 1891 C. T. C. James Romantic Rigmarole 130 The two freaks were retired into private life for purposes of refreshment. < as lemmas |
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