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单词 eccentric
释义 eccentric
adj. & n.
--adj
  1. odd or capricious in behaviour or appearance; whimsical.
  2. a not placed, not having its axis etc. placed centrally. b (often foll. by to) (of a circle) not concentric (to another). c (of an orbit) not circular.
--n
  1. an eccentric person.
  2. Mech. an eccentric contrivance for changing rotatory into backward-and-forward motion, e.g. the cam used in an internal-combustion engine.
Derivatives
eccentrically adv. eccentricity n. (pl. -ies).
Etymology: LL eccentricus f. Gk ekkentros f. ek out of + kentros CENTRE
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