| 单词 | oddity |
| 释义 | oddity (once / 3126 pages) n An oddity is anything strange or unusual. Wearing ear muffs during a heat wave would be considered an oddity, because most people wouldn't do that. Anything odd is weird, strange, unusual, or bizarre. Oddities are things like that. Calling good friends "sir" would be an oddity, since that word is usually used in formal situations. Oddities can also be objects, especially unusual objects or souvenirs someone might collect. WORD FAMILYoddity: oddities+/odd: odder, oddest, oddingly, oddish, oddity, oddly, oddness/oddness: oddnesses USAGE EXAMPLESPlus there's room for oddities, such as a device that claims to be able to record smells. BBC(Jan 01, 2017) The oddity is allowing this nifty little rebuilding project to accelerate and grow in stature. Washington Post(Dec 30, 2016) At one moment in the show, celestial firework patterns in shapes of stars and fireworks lit up the sky as Bowie’s song “Space Oddity” played. Time(Dec 31, 2016) 1n eccentricity that is not easily explained Syn|Hyper oddness eccentricity strange and unconventional behavior 2n a strange attitude or habit Syn|Hyper crotchet, queerness, quirk, quirkiness strangeness, unfamiliarity unusualness as a consequence of not being well known 3n something unusual -- perhaps worthy of collecting Syn|Hypo|Hyper curio, curiosity, oddment, peculiarity, rarity bric-a-brac, knickknack, knickknackery, nicknack, whatnot miscellaneous curios collectable, collectiblethings considered to be worth collecting (not necessarily valuable or antique) collector's item, piece de resistance, showpiecethe outstanding item (the prize piece or main exhibit) in a collection chachka, tchotchke, tsatske, tshatshke(Yiddish) an inexpensive showy trinket rariora(plural) rare collector's items object, physical object a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow |
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