| 单词 | anomaly |
| 释义 | anomaly (once / 1378 pages) 1n 2n An anomaly is an abnormality, a blip on the screen of life that doesn’t fit with the rest of the pattern. If you are a breeder of black dogs and one puppy comes out pink, that puppy is an anomaly. The noun anomaly comes from the Greek word anomolia, meaning "uneven” or “irregular.” When something is unusual compared to similar things around it, it’s the anomaly. If you are an Olympian who comes from a family of bookish types who all find it strenuous to walk the dog, you are an anomaly. WORD FAMILYanomaly: anomalies, anomalist, anomalous+/anomalous: anomalously, anomalousness USAGE EXAMPLESJustice Stephen G. Breyer, writing the controlling opinion in that 2014 case, acknowledged Roosevelt’s move, though he called it an anomaly. Washington Times(Jan 01, 2017) “Sadly, Mr. Jacobs is no anomaly,” Holder wrote last summer in an opinion piece in the New York Times. Washington Post(Dec 19, 2016) At Wednesday’s event, some presenters used Metro data to call attention to anomalies in commuting patterns. Washington Post(Dec 17, 2016) 1 1n deviation from the normal or common order or form or rule Syn|Hypo|Hyper anomalousness birth defect, congenital abnormality, congenital anomaly, congenital defect, congenital disorder a defect that is present at birth ablephariaa congenital absence of eyelids (partial or complete) albinismthe congenital absence of pigmentation in the eyes and skin and hair anencephalia, anencephalya defect in brain development resulting in small or missing brain hemispheres ametriacongenital absence of the uterus color blindness, color vision deficiency, colour blindness, colour vision deficiencygenetic inability to distinguish differences in hue epispadiasa congenital abnormality in males in which the urethra is on the upper surface of the penis clinocephalism, clinocephalya congenital defect in which the top of the head is depressed (concave instead of convex) clinodactylya congenital defect in which one or more toes or fingers are abnormally positioned macroglossiaa congenital disorder characterized by an abnormally large tongue; often seen in cases of Down's syndrome Down syndrome, Down's syndrome, mongolianism, mongolism, trisomy 21a congenital disorder caused by having an extra 21st chromosome; results in a flat face and short stature and mental retardation acrocephaly, oxycephalya congenital abnormality of the skull; the top of the skull assumes a cone shape cheiloschisis, cleft lip, harelipa congenital cleft in the middle of the upper lip cleft palatea congenital fissure of the hard palate ameliacongenital absence of an arm or leg meromeliacongenital absence of part of an arm or leg encephaloceleprotrusion of brain tissue through a congenital fissure in the skull meningocelea congenital anomaly of the central nervous system in which a sac protruding from the brain or the spinal meninges contains cerebrospinal fluid (but no nerve tissue) myelomeningocelea congenital defect of the central nervous system in which a sac containing part of the spinal cord and its meninges protrude through a gap in the vertebral column; frequently accompanied by hydrocephalus and mental retardation plagiocephalycongenital malformation of the skull in which the main axis of the skull is oblique polysomycongenital defect of having one or more extra chromosomes in somatic cells hermaphrodism, hermaphroditismcongenital condition in which external genitalia and internal sex organs have both male and female characteristics pseudohermaphroditismcongenital condition in which a person has external genitalia of one sex and internal sex organs of the other sex scaphocephalycongenital malformation of the skull which is long and narrow; frequently accompanied by mental retardation congenital heart defecta birth defect involving the heart rachischisis, schistorrhachis, spina bifidaa not uncommon congenital defect in which a vertebra is malformed; unless several vertebrae are affected or there is myelomeningocele there are few symptoms; can be diagnosed by amniocentesis spinocerebellar disorderany of several congenital disorders marked by degeneration of the cerebellum and spinal cord resulting in spasticity and ataxia hyperdactyly, polydactylybirth defect characterized by the presence of more than the normal number of fingers or toes syndactylism, syndactylybirth defect in which there is partial or total webbing connecting two or more fingers or toes ankyloglossia, tongue tiea congenital anomaly in which the mucous membrane under the tongue is too short limiting the mobility of the tongue abnormalcy, abnormality an abnormal physical condition resulting from defective genes or developmental deficiencies 2n a person who is unusual 2Syn|Hypo|Hyper unusual person anachronism a person who seems to be displaced in time; who belongs to another age aberrantone whose behavior departs substantially from the norm of a group albinoa person with congenital albinism: white hair and milky skin; eyes are usually pink automaton, zombi, zombiesomeone who acts or responds in a mechanical or apathetic way eccentric, eccentric person, flake, geek, oddballa person with an unusual or odd personality behemoth, colossus, giant, goliath, monstersomeone or something that is abnormally large and powerful Jekyll and Hydesomeone with two personalities - one good and one evil kook, odd fellow, odd fish, odd man out, queer bird, queer ducksomeone regarded as eccentric or crazy and standing out from a group misfitsomeone unable to adapt to their circumstances rara avis, rare birda rare or unique person transexual, transsexuala person who has undergone a sex change operation ugly ducklingan ugly or unpromising child who grows into a beautiful or worthy person anthropoid, apeperson who resembles a nonhuman primate crackpot, crank, fruitcake, nut, nut case, screwballa whimsically eccentric person dork, jerka dull stupid fatuous person nutter, wacko, whackoa person who is regarded as eccentric or mad addle-head, addlehead, birdbrain, loona person with confused ideas; incapable of serious thought individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul a human being n (astronomy) position of a planet as defined by its angular distance from its perihelion (as observed from the sun) Hyper place, position the particular portion of space occupied by something |
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