atypical

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atypical — 形容詞

  • atypicalpositive
  • more atypicalcomparative
  • most atypicalsuperlative

1. different from what is usual or expected for a particular type of person or thin

1.形容詞B2
釋義

非典型

與一般或預期不同的

different from what is usual or expected for a particular type of person or thing, especially when compared to most others in the same group

例句

Noor's teaching style was atypical — she used games instead of textbooks in every lesson.

Noor 的教學風格非典型——她在每堂課中用遊戲取代課本。

atypical — modifies a noun phrase

The librarian noticed an atypical pattern: several books were returned with pages torn out.

圖書館員注意到一個非典型的狀況：好幾本書歸還時內頁已被撕掉。

常見搭配
  • highly atypical
  • quite atypical
  • rather atypical
  • somewhat atypical
  • atypical of
  • atypical for
同義詞
  • unusual

    more general and less formal; 'atypical' specifically implies not fitting an expected category

  • abnormal

    stronger negative connotation, common in medical or psychological contexts

  • unconventional

    focuses on social or artistic norms rather than statistical patterns

  • irregular

    suggests deviation from a rule, schedule, or standard pattern

反義詞
  • typical

    having the usual qualities of a particular group or thing

  • normal

    conforming to the standard or usual pattern

  • conventional

    following accepted customs or standards

文法句型

be + atypical

atypical + noun

用法筆記

Common in academic and professional writing. Unlike 'strange' or 'weird', 'atypical' carries no strong negative judgment — it simply notes a difference from the expected pattern. For the adverb form, use 'atypically' (e.g., 'an atypically warm winter').

常見錯誤

The weather is atypical hot today.
The weather is atypically hot today.
'atypical' is an adjective; use the adverb 'atypically' before other adjectives.
This is a very atypical case.
This is a highly atypical case.
'very' sounds unnatural with 'atypical'; use 'highly', 'quite', or 'rather' instead.

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常用片語

  • atypical example
  • atypical case
  • atypical presentation

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