| 单词 | unorthodox |
| 释义 | unorthodox (once / 6106 pages) adj Unorthodox describes something that goes against the usual ways of doing things. Instead of describing yourself as a terrible speller, you might instead proudly refer to your spelling as unorthodox. The adjective unorthodox originally referred to religion, specifically to a person or practice that went against the traditions of a particular belief. The Greek roots of unorthodox are orthos, or "right," and doxa, or "opinion." So someone whose beliefs are orthodox has "the right opinion," while an unorthodox person does not. The definition has evolved so that unorthodox's meaning is closer to "unusual" or "innovative" than just plain "wrong." WORD FAMILYorthodox: orthodoxest, orthodoxly, orthodoxy, unorthodox+/orthodoxy: orthodoxies, unorthodoxy/unorthodoxy: unorthodoxies USAGE EXAMPLESWhat seemed like effortless mayhem on the screen was the result of a painstaking — and unorthodox — directing approach. Los Angeles Times(Dec 30, 2016) “If his track record as a businessman is a guide, he is likely to test China with an unorthodox opening move.” Wall Street Journal(Dec 29, 2016) “And then he started doing more unorthodox things.” Los Angeles Times(Dec 28, 2016) 1adj breaking with convention or tradition an unorthodox lifestyle Syn|Ant dissentient, recusant (of Catholics) refusing to attend services of the Church of England dissident, heretical, heterodoxcharacterized by departure from accepted beliefs or standards iconoclasticcharacterized by attack on established beliefs or institutions nonconforming, nonconformistnot conforming to established customs or doctrines especially in religion Reformedof or relating to the body of Protestant Christianity arising during the Reformation; used of some Protestant churches especially Calvinist as distinct from Lutheran orthodox adhering to what is commonly accepted conservativeresistant to change antihereticalopposed to heresy canonic, canonical, sanctionedconforming to orthodox or recognized rules conforming, conformistadhering to established customs or doctrines (especially in religion) conventional, establishedconforming with accepted standards traditionalpertaining to time-honored orthodox doctrines unreformedunaffected by the Reformation standardestablished or well-known or widely recognized as a model of authority or excellence 2adj independent in behavior or thought Syn irregular, maverick unconventional not conforming to accepted rules or standards |
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