单词 | exotic |
释义 | exotic From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishexoticex‧ot‧ic /ɪɡˈzɒtɪk $ ɪɡˈzɑː-/ ●●○ adjectiveUNUSUALsomething that is exotic seems unusual and interesting because it is related to a foreign country – use this to show approval exotic birds exotic places —exotically /-kli/ adverbExamples from the Corpusexotic• We are not going to do anything exotic.• Three weeks later Oliver came back from somewhere exotic, and there were the three of us.• The exotic appeal of the domestic does not, however, last.• Most are bizarre and interesting, but they often lack the hardiness and exotic colors of the coral fishes.Origin exotic (1500-1600) Latin exoticus, from Greek exotikos, from exo “outside” |
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