eccentricity
eccentricity — 名詞
- eccentricitysingular
- eccentricitiesplural
1. how noticeably unusual a person's behaviour, dress, or thinking appears when com
古怪；反常
與眾不同的行為或性格特質
how noticeably unusual a person's behaviour, dress, or thinking appears when compared with what most people consider normal or conventional
Oliver's gentle eccentricity made him beloved, even though he kept twenty cats in one small flat.
Oliver 溫和的古怪性格讓他深受喜愛，即使他在一間公寓裡養了二十隻貓。
The actress was famous for her eccentricity, often wearing outfits that looked like works of art.
那位女演員以古怪作風聞名，經常穿著看起來像藝術品的衣服。
collocation: famous for + eccentricity
Hassan's eccentricity was a quiet form of rebellion that his coworkers secretly admired.
Hassan 的古怪作風是一種低調的反抗，深受同事們暗中欣賞。
A fine line often separates genius from eccentricity, especially in the arts and sciences.
天才與古怪之間往往只有一線之隔，尤其是在藝術和科學領域。
- unconventionality
focuses on breaking social norms rather than oddness
- peculiarity
slightly milder; suggests something distinctive rather than strange
- oddness
more informal and direct; less formal than eccentricity
- normality
the state of being ordinary and expected
- conventionality
following accepted customs and standards
用法筆記
This sense is uncountable and refers to a general quality or tendency. For specific odd habits, see sense 2 (countable).
常見錯誤
2. a specific habit, action, or way of behaving that most people would find strange
怪癖
特定的古怪行為或習慣
a specific habit, action, or way of behaving that most people would find strange or unusual
One of Diego's eccentricities was that he read books upside down because it improved his concentration.
Diego 的怪癖之一是他會倒著看書，因為他覺得這樣可以提升專注力。
grammar pattern: one of + possessive + eccentricities + was that-clause
Clara's eccentricities included wearing vintage sunglasses indoors and speaking to her plants in French.
Clara 的怪癖包括在室內戴復古太陽眼鏡，以及用法文跟她的植物說話。
The old professor had many eccentricities, but his students found them endearing rather than annoying.
那位老教授有許多怪癖，但他的學生覺得這些怪癖可愛而非惱人。
Amin refused to give up his eccentricity of drinking tea from a ceramic eggcup at breakfast.
Amin 還是堅持他的怪癖——早餐時用陶瓷蛋杯喝茶。
- quirk
lighter and more informal; suggests a harmless odd habit
- idiosyncrasy
slightly more formal; suggests a distinctive personal trait
- oddity
emphasises how unusual the habit is
用法筆記
Countable — often appears in the plural (eccentricities) when listing several unusual habits of the same person. Not typically used in formal academic writing.
常見錯誤
3. a mathematical value between 0 and 1 that measures how much an orbit or a geomet
離心率
軌道或幾何圖形偏離圓形的程度
a mathematical value between 0 and 1 that measures how much an orbit or a geometric shape, such as an ellipse, deviates from being a perfect circle
A perfect circle has an eccentricity of zero, while a stretched orbital path has a value near one.
正圓的離心率為零，而被拉長的軌道路徑的離心率則接近於一。
domain-specific usage: eccentricity of zero / close to one
Nadia calculated the comet's orbital eccentricity and found it travels very far from the Sun.
Nadia 計算了那顆彗星的軌道離心率，發現它會飛離太陽非常遠的距離。
The eccentricity of Mars' orbit exceeds Earth's, making the Martian seasons more uneven in length.
火星的軌道離心率比地球大，使得火星的季節長度更加不均勻。
In geometry class, Taro calculated an ellipse's eccentricity from its major and minor axes.
在幾何課上，Taro 透過橢圓的長軸和短軸計算了離心率。
- non-circularity
describes the property in simple terms but is not a standard technical term
- ellipticity
sometimes used interchangeably for ellipses, though technically different
- circularity
the property of being perfectly round; eccentricity of 0
用法筆記
A formal technical term. In astronomy, eccentricity values range from 0 (perfect circle) to 1 (parabolic escape orbit). In geometry, it describes any conic section.