unorthodox
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++un·or·tho·dox /ʌnˈɔːθədɒks $ ʌnˈɔːrθədɑːks/ ●○○ adjective RRCONVENTIONAL#unorthodox opinions or methods are different from what is usual or accepted by most people 〔信念或方法〕非传统的，非正统的unorthodox view/approach/theory etc Her unorthodox views tend to attract controversy. 她离经叛道的观点往往会招来争议。► see thesaurus at unusual
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unorthodox• His spiritual life would follow the same unorthodox and aggressively assertive pattern.• Treating the disease with a diet rather than with medicine is an unorthodox approach that few doctors recommend.• Bateson had a most orthodox Oxford education and a most unorthodox career.• They alone were in unorthodox dress.• Convinced it had a best seller on its hands, Random House came up with the unorthodox idea of relaunching the book.• an unorthodox management approach• The skeletons found on this site were buried in unorthodox manner and might have been plague victims.• There was no tolerance of unorthodox political views.• To lure shoppers, some merchants have employed some unorthodox promotion techniques.• You can find unorthodox remedies right down the street in Batavia.• The rebellious figure in unorthodox white football shoes sometimes donned pantyhose for warmth under his game pants.unorthodox view/approach/theory etc• The unorthodox theory also provides a satisfactory explanation of exposure age.• The greatest difficulties faced by this unorthodox theory are to do with the compositional variations across the Moon.• I have called it an unorthodox theory because few adhere to it.un·or·tho·dox adjectiveChineseSyllable
Corpus is opinions or from different methods unorthodox what are
unorthodox
un‧or‧tho‧dox /ʌnˈɔːθədɒks $ ʌnˈɔːrθədɑːks/
adjective
unorthodox opinions or methods are different from what is usual or accepted by most people
unorthodox view/approach/theory etc
Her unorthodox views tend to attract controversy.
■ people/behaviour/methods etc
▪eccentric behaving in a way that seems rather strange but not frightening: The house was owned by an eccentric millionaire. | eccentric behaviour
▪unconventional very different from the way people usually behave, think, dress etc, often in a way that seems interesting: His parents had a rather unconventional lifestyle, and let their children do whatever they pleased. | His approach to business may seem unconventional, but he certainly gets results.
▪unorthodox unorthodox ideas or methods are different from the usual ones, and therefore seem surprising to many people: He is known for his unorthodox political views. | unorthodox teaching methods
un‧or‧tho‧dox /ʌnˈɔːθədɒks $ ʌnˈɔːrθədɑːks/
adjectiveunorthodox opinions or methods are different from what is usual or accepted by most people
unorthodox view/approach/theory etc
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