oddball

/ˈɒd.bɔːl/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈɑːd.bɑːl/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈäd-ˌbȯl/ (ame, mw) · /ˈɒdbɔːl/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈɑːdbɔːl/ (ame, ipa)

oddball — noun

  • oddballsingular
  • oddballsplural

1. a person who stands out from the people around them because their habits, intere

1.名詞C1
釋義

a person who stands out from the people around them because their habits, interests, or behavior seem strangely different

例句

Everyone in the office knows Kenji is the oddball who eats soup at breakfast.

pattern: the oddball in a group

At dinner, Noura is the oddball because she brings a sketchbook, not a phone.

同義詞
  • eccentric

    Often suggests a more settled pattern of unusual behavior than the looser, more playful 'oddball'

  • weirdo

    Much ruder and more negative than 'oddball'

  • outsider

    Focuses on not belonging, not necessarily on strange behavior

反義詞
  • conformist

    Someone who follows the group's usual habits and expectations

  • traditionalist

    Emphasizes doing things in familiar, accepted ways

文法句型

be an oddball

the oddball in the family / office / class

用法筆記

Often used in a lightly amused way for the one person in a group who does things differently. It can sound mildly critical, but it is usually less harsh than calling someone "weird".

常見錯誤

❌My brother is oddball.
✅My brother is an oddball.
💡The noun usually needs an article when you mean one unusual person.

oddball — adjective