| 单词 | strangeness |
| 释义 | strangestrange1 /streɪndʒ/ ●●● S1 W2 adjective 1unusual or surprising, especially in a way that is difficult to explain or understand: a strange noise Gabby is a strange girl. That’s strange. Ben was just here.it is strange that It’s strange that Linda hasn’t even called.it is/feels strange to do something It was strange to see someone else wearing my clothes. There’s something really strange about their relationship. For some strange reason she’s decided she doesn’t want to go. Strange as it may seem, I actually prefer the cold weather.THESAURUSfunny – a little strange or unusual: I heard a funny noise downstairs.weird – strange and different in a way that you do not like or that frightens you: She was wearing a weird hat.odd – strange, especially in a way that you disapprove of or cannot understand: It seemed like an odd thing to say.peculiar – strange, unfamiliar, or a little surprising: There was a peculiar smell coming from the basement.bizarre – very unusual and strange in a way that is hard to explain or understand: In a bizarre twist, the judge was later arrested for pretending to be a police officer.eccentric – behaving in a strange and different way that people think is slightly amusing: He’s an eccentric old man who often wears a crown.mysterious – strange in a way that is hard to explain or understand: No one could explain his mysterious disappearance.unusual – different from what is usual or normal: It’s a very unusual knife. I’ve never seen one like it before.abnormal – different from what is normal, especially in a way that seems worrying or dangerous: An abnormal growth of cells is called a tumor.atypical formal – different from what is typical or usual: He plays the guitar in an atypical way, by scratching the strings.2new to you and therefore unfamiliar or unknown: Meryl was all alone in a strange city.3truth/fact etc. is stranger than fiction used to say that what happens in the real world is often more unusual than what happens in stories4feel strange to have an unusual and slightly unpleasant feeling, physically or emotionally: I was tired, and felt a little strange. [Origin: 1200–1300 Old French estrange foreign, from Latin extraneus]—strangeness noun [uncountable] |
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