counterintuitive

IPA/ˌkaʊn.tər.ɪnˈtʃuː.ɪ.tɪv/
IPA/ˌkaʊn.t̬ɚ.ɪnˈtuː.ɪ.t̬ɪv/

counterintuitive — 形容詞

  • counterintuitivepositive
  • more counterintuitivecomparative
  • most counterintuitivesuperlative

1. describes a situation, result, or idea that is surprising because it goes agains

1.形容詞B2
釋義

反直覺的

與直覺或常理相反的

describes a situation, result, or idea that is surprising because it goes against what a person would normally believe based on their everyday experience

例句

Dr. Kwame discovered a counterintuitive result: heating the metal made it shorter instead of longer.

Kwame 博士發現了一個反直覺的結果：加熱金屬反而讓它變短了。

collocation: counterintuitive result

The idea of eating more to lose weight seemed counterintuitive to many patients at the clinic.

多進食反而能減重，這個想法對診所裡的許多病人來說似乎很反直覺。

seem counterintuitive to [someone]

常見搭配
  • counterintuitive result
  • counterintuitive finding
  • counterintuitive idea
  • counterintuitive advice
  • counterintuitive nature
  • seem counterintuitive
  • sound counterintuitive
  • appear counterintuitive
  • feel counterintuitive
  • deeply counterintuitive
  • somewhat counterintuitive
同義詞
  • unexpected

    broader and less precise; does not carry the sense of 'opposite to intuition'

  • surprising

    more general; any outcome that causes surprise, not specifically one that defies intuition

  • paradoxical

    implies a logical contradiction or self-contradictory statement, which is narrower and stronger

  • illogical

    has a negative connotation of being unreasonable, while counterintuitive is descriptive and neutral

反義詞
  • intuitive

    the direct opposite — in line with what one would naturally expect

  • expected

    broader opposite; something that happens as predicted

  • obvious

    stronger opposite; something so clear it requires no thought

用法筆記

Often used in academic, scientific, or technical writing to describe findings that challenge conventional wisdom or common sense.

常見錯誤

That idea is very counterintuitive for me.
That idea seems counterintuitive to me.
the adjective 'counterintuitive' takes 'to', not 'for', when indicating who finds it surprising.

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常用片語

  • it may seem counterintuitive, but
  • at first glance counterintuitive

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