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单词 out of the ordinary
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out of the ordinary
P3. out of the ordinary: not in the ordinary or expected course of things; not usual or commonplace. [Compare French contre l'ordinaire (1678).]
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1873 M. Oliphant Innocent xxix. 219 ‘Something wrong?’.. ‘Oh, nothing particular—nothing out of the ordinary.’
1893 Chicago Advance 14 Sept. 686/4 Something out of the ordinary was anticipated in the labor parade last Monday.
1916 G. O'Keeffe Let. Feb. in G. O'Keefe & A. Pollitzer Lovingly, Georgia (1990) 153 Nothing short of a volcanic eruption in my life something out of the ordinary happening could induce me to think of doing such a rash thing as to have my suit cleaned and pressed.
1977 ‘D. Cory’ Bennett iv. 121 The case I'm engaged on..is rather out of the ordinary.
1992 New Age Jrnl. Feb. 56 (advt.) Tofu that's out of the ordinary in taste, texture, firmness and freshness.
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out of the ordinary
b. Outside or beyond the usual limits of (a process, condition, etc.), as out of comparison, out of doubt, out of measure, out of the ordinary, out of (the) question, etc.out of this world: see world n. Phrases 36.
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a1375 (c1350) William of Palerne (1867) 2234 (MED) Deliuerli þei hieȝed hem þider for drede, out of doute.
a1393 J. Gower Confessio Amantis (Fairf.) iv. 679 (MED) Min herte..Som time of hire is sore adrad, And som time it is overglad, Al out of reule and out of space.
a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Trin. Cambr.) 13166 (MED) I aske þe nouþer hous ny londe Ny noon oþere þing out of resoun [a1400 Vesp. wit vnresun].
a1450 (?1409) St. Patrick's Purgatory (Royal) 65 (MED) Þese folk..dispendid here halydai in gloteny..takyng and fillyng hemself owte of mesure more þan hem nedid.
a1470 T. Malory Morte Darthur (Winch. Coll.) 556 Whan Morgan le Fay saw hym dede, she made grete sorow oute of reson.
1535 Bible (Coverdale) 2 Esdras iii. 7 Of him came..people, & kynreddes out of nombre.
1551 R. Robinson tr. T. More Vtopia sig. Bi A man doubteles owte of comparison.
1581 J. Bell tr. W. Haddon & J. Foxe Against Jerome Osorius 136 b It is out of all controversie that Adam..was endued with wonderfull and absolute freedome of will.
1615 W. Bedwell tr. Mohammedis Imposturæ i. §10 That is out of doubt true.
a1667 P. Mundy Trav. (1914) II. xvi. 249 Wee stayed by this Towne..being out of possibilitie to attaine Jalore.
1722 D. Defoe Moll Flanders 329 Why look ye Mistress, says he, I won't be out of Reason with you then.
1807 R. Southey Lett. from Eng. III. 146 His celestial history is more out of the Common.
1893 Law Times 95 29/2 It was expected that the meeting..would be a little out of the ordinary.
1940 Aeronautics Nov. 44/3 Flight tests have shown that more than one glider can be towed by an aeroplane, so that a glider train is not out of question.
2002 Chicago Tribune 3 Mar. ii. 5/2 The study of all these records indicates that nothing out of the ordinary was taking place..on board the submarine.
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