| 单词 | unconventional |
| 释义 | unconventional (once / 2779 pages) adj To be unconventional is to act, dress, speak, or otherwise exist out of the bounds of cultural norms. If you eat cheeseburgers for breakfast, that's somewhat unconventional. Anything that's nonconformist or out of the ordinary can be described as unconventional. Every culture has its own conventions — or norms — and what may be unconventional in one region might be typical in another. The perception of what's unconventional is determined by context. WORD FAMILYunconventional: unconventionality, unconventionally+/convene: convened, convener, convenes, convening, convention, reconvene/convener: conveners/convention: conventional, conventioneer, conventions/conventional: conventionalise, conventionalism, conventionality, conventionalize, conventionally, unconventional/conventionalisation: conventionalisations/conventionalise: conventionalisation, conventionalised, conventionalises, conventionalising/conventionalism: conventionalisms/conventionality: conventionalities/conventionalize: conventionalization, conventionalized, conventionalizing/conventioneer: conventioneers/reconvene: reconvened, reconvenes, reconvening/unconventionality: unconventionalities USAGE EXAMPLESThe 22-year-old is representing himself, and the process is likely to be unconventional. The Guardian(Jan 02, 2017) With Roof representing himself, the process is sure to be unconventional. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) With the 22-year-old representing himself, the process is sure to be unconventional. Seattle Times(Jan 02, 2017) 1adj not conventional or conformist unconventional life styles Syn|Ant alternative pertaining to unconventional choices bizarre, eccentric, flakey, flaky, freakish, freaky, gonzo, off-the-wall, outlandish, outreconspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusual devil-may-care, raffish, rakishmarked by a carefree unconventionality or disreputableness far-out, kinky, offbeat, quirky, way-outinformal terms; strikingly unconventional funkystylish and modern in an unconventional way spaced-out, spacey, spacystupefied by (or as if by) some narcotic drug conventional following accepted customs and proprieties conventionalunimaginative and conformist receivedwidely accepted as true or worthy customaryin accordance with convention or custom formulaiccharacterized by or in accordance with some formula stodgy, stuffyexcessively conventional and unimaginative and hence dull button-down, buttoned-down, conservativeunimaginatively conventional square, straightrigidly conventional or old-fashioned stereotyped, stereotypic, stereotypical, unimaginativelacking spontaneity or originality or individuality white-breadof or belonging to or representative of the white middle class formalbeing in accord with established forms and conventions and requirements (as e.g. of formal dress) unoriginalnot original; not being or productive of something fresh and unusual 2adj not conforming to accepted rules or standards her unconventional dress and hair style Syn|Ant bohemian unconventional in especially appearance and behavior go-as-you-pleasenot bound by rule or law or convention irregular, maverick, unorthodoxindependent in behavior or thought originalbeing or productive of something fresh and unusual; or being as first made or thought of conventional following accepted customs and proprieties receivedwidely accepted as true or worthy customaryin accordance with convention or custom formulaiccharacterized by or in accordance with some formula stodgy, stuffyexcessively conventional and unimaginative and hence dull formalbeing in accord with established forms and conventions and requirements (as e.g. of formal dress) unoriginalnot original; not being or productive of something fresh and unusual 3adj not conforming to legality, moral law, or social convention an unconventional marriage Syn improper, unlawful irregular contrary to rule or accepted order or general practice |
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