offbeat
offbeat — 形容詞
- offbeatpositive
- more offbeatcomparative
- most offbeatsuperlative
1. not like the usual kind, in a way that feels fresh, slightly odd, and fun to not
另類；新奇
與眾不同而帶有趣味的
not like the usual kind, in a way that feels fresh, slightly odd, and fun to notice.
Andrés runs a cafe with an offbeat menu of purple noodles and seaweed cake.
Andrés 經營一間小咖啡館，菜單很另類，有紫色麵條和海帶蛋糕。
offbeat + noun describing something playfully unusual
The town is famous for its offbeat festival where people race in giant cardboard boats.
這個小鎮以它新奇的節慶聞名，人們會划著巨大的紙板船比賽。
Apinya loves offbeat travel, so she skipped the museums and visited a tiny button shop.
Apinya 喜歡另類的旅遊方式，所以她跳過博物館，去逛了一家小小的鈕扣店。
Critics praised the film for its offbeat humour and its strange but lovable main character.
影評人稱讚這部電影另類的幽默，還有那個古怪卻討喜的主角。
Gabriel decorated the office in an offbeat style, using a swing instead of a chair.
Gabriel 把辦公室布置得很另類，用鞦韆取代了辦公椅。
- quirky
very close in meaning; even more casual and affectionate
- unconventional
more neutral and formal; lacks the playful warmth
- eccentric
often of people; suggests stronger, more noticeable oddness
- conventional
following the usual, expected pattern
- mainstream
shared by most ordinary people
用法筆記
Almost always used before a noun (offbeat humour, offbeat charm) and carries a warm, approving tone — the oddness is part of the appeal, not a criticism.
常見錯誤
offbeat — 名詞
- offbeatsingular
- offbeatsplural
1. one of the weaker pulses in a musical bar that a player leaves unstressed — for
弱拍
樂曲小節中不加重音的拍子
one of the weaker pulses in a musical bar that a player leaves unstressed — for example, where you would clap on the 'and' between two counted beats.
The drummer clapped softly on the offbeat to give the song a relaxed, swinging feel.
鼓手在弱拍上輕輕拍手，讓這首歌有種輕鬆搖擺的感覺。
on the offbeat = on the unstressed beat
In reggae, the guitar usually plays on the offbeat rather than the strong first beat.
在雷鬼樂中，吉他通常彈在弱拍上，而不是強勁的第一拍。
playing on the offbeat as a musical technique
Ritu taught the children to tap the offbeat with their feet while singing.
Ritu 教孩子們一邊唱歌，一邊用腳踏出弱拍。
The piano teacher counted aloud so Walid could hear where the offbeat fell.
鋼琴老師大聲數拍子，好讓 Walid 聽出每一小節的弱拍落在哪裡。
- upbeat
the unstressed beat before the next bar; partly overlapping technical term
- downbeat
the stressed first beat of a bar
用法筆記
A technical music term, contrasted with the downbeat (the stressed beat). Usually appears as 'on the offbeat' when describing where a sound lands.