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单词 atypical
释义
atypicala‧typ‧i‧cal /eɪˈtɪpɪkəl/ ●○○ adjective Examples
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
  • High school students who do volunteer work are not atypical.
  • Such letters of complaint are atypical; the foundation usually receives nothing but praise and admiration for our work.
  • This bird is atypical of most species here in that it does not build a nest.
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • The firms involved are often multinational in a way that is atypical of most other financial markets.
  • The newer, so-called atypical medicines are helping change the face of mental illness, experts agree.
  • Their housing situation is not atypical, even for this affluent suburb.
  • They are also quite atypical of large-company manager-subordinate relations in traditional firms.
  • We followed up 116 patients each with 3 or more clinically atypical naevi for at least 5 years.
  • We report photographic follow-up of patients with 3 or more clinically atypical naevi and 20 or more benign naevi.
Thesaurus
Longman Language Activatornot typical
belonging to a type or group, but not having the usual qualities of that type or group: · Such letters of complaint are atypical; the foundation usually receives nothing but praise and admiration for our work.atypical of: · This bird is atypical of most species here in that it does not build a nest.
not typical of a situation or of someone's character, and therefore surprising: · It was summer and despite the uncharacteristic chill in the air, the tourists were swarming the beaches. · With uncharacteristic modesty, Will explained his contribution to the development of the film medium.
if you say it is not like someone or is unlike them to do something, you mean it is not typical of them to behave in that way, and it is strange or surprising: · Cheer up Maria. It isn't like you to be as depressed as this.· It's unlike him to drink so much - I hope he is all right.· I don't understand why Mr Beanie is being so nice today -- it's just not like him.
an action which is out of character is not typical of someone's character and usual behaviour: · I can't believe Andrew wrote this letter -- it seems so out of character.· "Jane never said a word all morning." "That sounds very out of character to me."
not typical of the usual behaviour of a person or group: · The train's 20-minute delay, my Japanese friend informed me, was most untypical.· For some reason, and with untypical boldness, she took a step forward and walked into the room. untypical of: · The solemn tone of this story is untypical of her usual style.
Word family
WORD FAMILYnountypetypologyadjectivetypicalatypicaltypologicalverbtypifyadverbtypically
not typical or usual
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