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eccentricity

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Psychology, psychiatry
ec·cen·tri·ci·ty /ˌeksenˈtrɪsəti, -sən-/ noun (plural eccentricities)  1 [uncountable]MPSTRANGE strange or unusual behaviour 古怪行为;反常行为 Kate’s mother had a reputation for eccentricity. 凯特的母亲是个出了名的怪人。2 [countable]STRANGE an opinion or action that is strange or unusual 古怪的想法;怪异的动作 I found his eccentricities amusing rather than irritating. 我觉得他的怪癖挺好笑,并不烦人。
Examples from the Corpus
eccentricityHalley's comet has an eccentricity of about 0.9675 permitting it to visit us every 76 years.Jane had always thought that an eccentricity but now it occurred to her that it was what a spy would do.His father, fortunately, had certain eccentricities.There was a grotesque inventiveness, a deliberate eccentricity in the idea of the cuckoo clock that Melanie had never encountered.Without stage drama, her eccentricity blossomed, and drew Jack and Rob into it.The class, used to his eccentricities, waited patiently.In his films, Levinson chronicled Baltimore's eccentricities and charms.Britain's eccentricity is not entirely harmless.
ec·cen·tri·ci·ty nounChineseSyllable
Corpus or unusual behaviour strange


eccentricity
eccentricity /ˌeksenˈtrɪsəti, ˌeksenˈtrɪsɪti, -sən-/ noun (plural eccentricities)
1. [uncountable] strange or unusual behaviour:
    Kate’s mother had a reputation for eccentricity.
2. [countable] an opinion or action that is strange or unusual:
    I found his eccentricities amusing rather than irritating.


ec·cen·tri·cityBrE /ˌeksenˈtrɪsəti/ 🔊NAmE /ˌeksenˈtrɪsəti/ 🔊 (
plural
ec·cen·tri·cities
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noun
[uncountable] behaviour that people think is strange or unusual; the quality of being unusual and different from other people 古怪行为;反常As a teacher, she had a reputation for eccentricity. 她身为教师,以行为古怪而出名。🔊🔊Arthur was noted for the eccentricity of his clothes. 阿瑟以穿奇装异服而闻名。🔊🔊 [countable, usually plural] an unusual act or habit 怪行;怪癖We all have our little eccentricities. 我们都有些小怪癖。🔊🔊