单词	outlandish
释义	outlandishout‧land‧ish /aʊtˈlændɪʃ/ adjective Word Origin WORD ORIGINoutlandish Origin: Old English utlendisc, from utland ‘foreign country’ Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES outlandish costumes Parts of Lisa's story sounded outlandish, and no one would believe her. She came to the party wearing an outlandish costume and blond wig. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS A crash is a moment of panic when events are out of control and outlandish predictions become thinkable. Before going amongst outlandish strangers, it may be sensible to camouflage oneself. But that was the sort of outlandish revelation Louis seemed to want. He arrived looking suitably outlandish, a traveler from a far place, some one to be cautiously investigated. In other words, it might dissuade worthy lawsuits even as it fails to protect against outlandish ones. None of it seems too outlandish. There is no right of rebuttal, no editorial filter, no mechanism to keep outlandish or unsupported opinions off the air. There is nothing outlandish in the idea of lions killing hunters. Thesaurus Longman Language Activatorstrange people, behaviour, objects or ideas► strange · Pearl was a strange girl who never played with the other children.· He's very strange - you never really know what he's thinking.· Marla has some strange ideas about raising children. ► eccentric an eccentric person has strange and slightly crazy habits or ideas, which people think are amusing: · Our neighbour is an eccentric old lady who has about 25 cats.· Mr. Withers is a little eccentric, but he's basically harmless. ► weird strange and slightly frightening, and making you feel uncomfortable : · I don't really want to spend the evening with Helen - she's so weird.· She's dating a really weird guy who's into witchcraft and black magic.· The museum has a collection of the weirdest sculptures I've ever seen. ► bizarre extremely strange, and very different from what is generally considered to be normal, especially in a frightening or slightly worrying way: · They tell the most bizarre stories about him.· The marriage between the two stars was as bizarre as it was short-lived.· Colin later took his own life in a bizarre suicide pact with his mother. ► outlandish something that is outlandish is very strange, and not at all like anything you are used to: · Parts of Lisa's story sounded outlandish, and no one would believe her.· She came to the party wearing an outlandish costume and blond wig. ► funny/odd especially British slightly strange and difficult to understand: · Did Anna warn you that her aunt is rather... well, rather odd?· He's a bit funny - sometimes he's very friendly, other times he just ignores you. ► peculiar slightly strange, and different from what you would normally expect, especially in a way that is either amusing or a little worrying: · She's actually very friendly in her own peculiar way.· Glenn started acting peculiar after his wife's funeral. ► kinky someone who is kinky , or who does kinky things, has strange ways of getting sexual excitement: · kinky sex· I think he's a bit kinky - but I like him. ► warped informal someone who is warped has ideas or thoughts that most people think are unpleasant and strange: · Some of my professors at college were pretty warped.· In his statement the chief of police said, "We are dealing with a warped mind, and we have to take all precautions."· Only someone with a warped sense of humor would think the accident is funny. strange and unusual:  outlandish clothes Her story seemed so outlandish.
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