oddity
/ˈɒdəti/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈɑːdəti/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈä-də-tē/ (ame, mw)
oddity — 名詞
- odditysingular
- odditiesplural
1. a person, thing, or habit that stands out as strange compared with what is usual
異類；奇物
與周遭顯得不同的人或事物
a person, thing, or habit that stands out as strange compared with what is usual around them
Among modern cafés, Anong's wooden teahouse was a charming oddity on the busy street.
在現代咖啡店之間，Anong 的木造茶館是熱鬧街上一個討人喜歡的奇物。
a + adjective + oddity for a strange but appealing thing
The old clock with thirteen numbers was the prized oddity in Arjun's collection.
那只有十三個數字的舊鐘，是 Arjun 收藏裡最得意的奇物。
the oddity in + a collection
Emre felt like an oddity at the office because he still wrote letters by hand.
Emre 在辦公室裡覺得自己像個異類，因為他到現在還用手寫信。
Reading paper maps has become a bit of an oddity since most drivers use phones.
看紙本地圖已經變成有點稀奇的事，因為多數駕駛都用手機了。
The two-tailed lizard was a small oddity that drew children to Ayana's farm.
那隻雙尾蜥蜴是個小小的奇物，把孩子們吸引到 Ayana 的農場去。
文法句型
be a real oddity
an oddity in + group/collection
a bit of an oddity
用法筆記
Subject is typically a person, object, or habit that the speaker finds unusual but not bad. Distinguish from sense 2: this sense names the thing itself, not the quality of being strange.
常見錯誤
2. the fact or quality of being clearly different from what people usually see or e
怪異之處
明顯不同於常見或預期的狀態
the fact or quality of being clearly different from what people usually see or expect
Sivan was struck by the oddity of an empty stadium during a championship match.
在冠軍賽期間看到空蕩蕩的球場，這怪異之處讓 Sivan 印象深刻。
the oddity of + noun phrase
The article discusses the oddity of having snow in the desert town.
這篇文章談論沙漠小鎮居然會下雪的怪異之處。
formal use in writing or analysis
Feng commented on the oddity of wearing winter coats in the middle of August.
Feng 評論了大家在八月中旬穿冬衣的怪異之處。
Visitors often mention the oddity of streets that change names every two blocks.
遊客常提到街道每兩個街區就換名字的怪異之處。
Lucía pointed out the oddity of a market that opens only on rainy days.
Lucía 指出那個只在下雨天才開的市場有著明顯的怪異之處。
- strangeness
everyday equivalent; less formal and slightly stronger in feel
- peculiarity
often used when describing the special character of a place or custom
- eccentricity
usually applies to people's behaviour rather than situations
- normality
the state of being ordinary or expected
文法句型
the oddity of + noun phrase
notice the oddity of + situation
comment on the oddity of + behaviour
用法筆記
Frequently follows 'the' and is followed by 'of' + a situation or behaviour, often in writing or careful speech. Distinguish from sense 1: this sense focuses on the strangeness itself, not on a particular strange thing.