anomalous

/əˈnɒmələs/ (bre, ipa) · /əˈnɑːmələs/ (ame, ipa) · /ə-ˈnä-mə-ləs/ (ame, mw)

anomalous — adjective

  • anomalouspositive
  • more anomalouscomparative
  • most anomaloussuperlative

1. not fitting the usual pattern or what people consider normal, especially in a wa

1.形容詞C1
釋義

not fitting the usual pattern or what people consider normal, especially in a way that surprises people or seems difficult to explain

例句

Dr Chen noticed an anomalous pattern in the climate data from the past decade.

anomalous + noun (pattern / result / value)

The lab's initial findings were anomalous, so the team ran the experiment again.

predicative: be + anomalous

同義詞
  • abnormal

    stronger negative connotation; suggests something is wrong or undesirable

  • irregular

    often implies violation of a rule or standard rather than mere statistical deviation

  • unusual

    less formal and less precise; can describe anything rare, not just statistical outliers

  • exceptional

    can be positive ('outstanding') rather than neutral or negative like anomalous

反義詞
  • normal

    the most direct opposite, describing what conforms to the usual pattern

  • typical

    suggests representing the common case or expected pattern

  • regular

    emphasises evenness and conformity to a consistent pattern

文法句型

anomalous + noun

be + anomalous

用法筆記

More formal than 'unusual' or 'strange'. Frequently used in scientific, technical, and academic writing to describe data, results, or observations that deviate from expectations.

常見錯誤

❌The test showed an anonymous result.
✅The test showed an anomalous result.
💡'anonymous' means unnamed or unknown; 'anomalous' means unusual or unexpected.