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- pronunciation:
- ek
sen
trihk
- parts of speech:
- adjective, noun
- features:
- Word Explorer, Word Parts
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adjective |
| definition: |
not behaving or thinking in an ordinary or accepted way; odd; peculiar.
古怪的
They called her eccentric for having her five poodles dyed the colors of the rainbow.他们说她古怪，因为她把她五只贵宾犬染成了彩虹的颜色。- synonyms:
- erratic, odd, peculiar, queer, strange
- antonyms:
- orthodox
- similar words:
- abnormal, curious, funny, original, quaint, singular, uncommon, unusual, weird
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| related words: |
crazy, fantastic, irregular, peculiar |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
a person having or showing odd behavior, ideas, or interests.
行为古怪的人
My uncle was an eccentric who decorated his front yard with large sculptures of penguins.我的叔叔是个行为古怪的人，他把他的院子里装饰了大的企鹅雕塑。- synonyms:
- character, crank, flake, kook, nut
- similar words:
- original
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| derivation: |
eccentrically (adv.) |
The word eccentric
contains the following parts:
centr, centri, centro
Greek
root
that means center
  Example words:
-ic
Latin and Greek
adjective-forming suffix
that means like, pertaining to
More about this word part:
The suffix -ic
attaches to roots and words of Greek or Latin origin to form adjectives. A few words ending in -ic
(magic
, critic
, music
) were adjectives that became nouns in Greek before they entered English, also as nouns.
Example words:
aerobic, antibiotic, aquatic, civic, comic, critic, democratic, domestic, dramatic, eccentric, economic, erratic, fantastic, geometric, magic, microscopic, music, pathetic, periodic, physical, physics, sonic, sympathetic
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