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单词 untypical
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Definition of untypical in English:

untypical

adjectiveʌnˈtɪpɪk(ə)lˌənˈtɪpɪk(ə)l
  • Not having the distinctive qualities of a particular type of person or thing; uncharacteristic.

    he considers the film untypical of college movies
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Modern football is utterly absorbed by the here-and-now, so it was untypical, and poignant, to hear fans acclaim a figure from another era.
    • He said that the queues and delays along London Road are not untypical of urban areas.
    • The sheer number and age range of those involved is what makes it untypical.
    • He said: ‘We then expect a request for more information and that would not be untypical when you are dealing with projects of this size.’
    • Local wars were habitually regarded as something temporary, accidental, untypical and uncharacteristic of the modem armed warfare, and unworthy of a serious study.
    • Here is one, I suspect not untypical, example of not acknowledging culture and its practitioners.
    • The 22 miles I'm walking each day is not an untypical distance for a family to go and get water.
    • Martinique and Guadeloupe are untypical of the Caribbean.
    • Ireland has achieved its aim of becoming, in economic and political terms at least, a fairly typical European country, untypical only in the rapid pace with which it has pursued prosperity.
    • In the next few days I will be celebrating my two-year anniversary as manager of York City and it has certainly been a typically untypical week.
    • It was only seasoned presidential watchers who detected a slightly rushed delivery, and who noticed an untypical red flush develop below the make-up line on her neck as the press conference wore on.
    • In this untypical but engaging sports autobiography, he portrays himself as a man of destiny, overcoming all obstacles in the way of England's Rugby World Cup victory.
    • His views are not untypical, and in my years following this sport, I cannot recall an issue that has caused such a sustained level of complaint over an extended period from senior figures.
    • His speech - as much a tirade against British military incompetence and colonialism as an Anzac service prologue - was as untypical for a New Zealander at an Anzac service as it was sharp.
    • Last Friday's business news was not untypical: the financial news wires now march to the constant drumbeat of corporate malfeasance.
    • He was simply trying to distract from his careless and untypical error by being funny.
    • The sheer weight of the surprise may partially explain such a starkly untypical response.
    • Keep in mind that animals are also often traumatized by captivity and display bizarre behavior untypical of their kind unless treated with respect and dignity.
    • There are a number of features which are untypical of the way Danielle would express herself.
    • The recent case of compensation for a traveller detained in a head-lock when trying to run for a train was extreme but not untypical.
    Synonyms
    unusual, uncommon, atypical, non-typical, unrepresentative, rare, isolated, irregular, anomalous, deviant, deviating, divergent, wayward, aberrant, freak, freakish

Derivatives

  • untypically

  • adverbʌnˈtɪpɪk(ə)liˌənˈtɪpək(ə)li
    • as submodifier I'll keep this review untypically short
      sentence adverb not untypically, one large painting took her five months
      Example sentencesExamples
      • With the group stages earmarked for the middle of the season, fingers are firmly crossed for some untypically warm and sunny weather to help the competition kick off on the right note.
      • But the Jockey Club was untypically lenient last week, and he will now serve a one-day ban rather than a week's lay-off which would have seen him miss all of this week's exciting jumps racing.
      • He got off to an untypically slow start, played catch-up for most of the day, but eventually salvaged a respectable score with birdies at his 17th and 18th holes.
      • His reign was untypically long and, like his father's, characterized by aggression beyond the kingdom's borders.
      • There were no excuses from the Harrison camp but the Scottish fighter looked untypically listless for much of the fight.
 
 

Definition of untypical in US English:

untypical

adjectiveˌənˈtɪpɪk(ə)lˌənˈtipik(ə)l
  • Not having the distinctive qualities of a particular type of person or thing; unusual or uncharacteristic.

    the harsh dissonances give a sound that is quite untypical of that period
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Last Friday's business news was not untypical: the financial news wires now march to the constant drumbeat of corporate malfeasance.
    • In the next few days I will be celebrating my two-year anniversary as manager of York City and it has certainly been a typically untypical week.
    • Local wars were habitually regarded as something temporary, accidental, untypical and uncharacteristic of the modem armed warfare, and unworthy of a serious study.
    • There are a number of features which are untypical of the way Danielle would express herself.
    • Here is one, I suspect not untypical, example of not acknowledging culture and its practitioners.
    • The sheer number and age range of those involved is what makes it untypical.
    • Modern football is utterly absorbed by the here-and-now, so it was untypical, and poignant, to hear fans acclaim a figure from another era.
    • Ireland has achieved its aim of becoming, in economic and political terms at least, a fairly typical European country, untypical only in the rapid pace with which it has pursued prosperity.
    • In this untypical but engaging sports autobiography, he portrays himself as a man of destiny, overcoming all obstacles in the way of England's Rugby World Cup victory.
    • He was simply trying to distract from his careless and untypical error by being funny.
    • His views are not untypical, and in my years following this sport, I cannot recall an issue that has caused such a sustained level of complaint over an extended period from senior figures.
    • It was only seasoned presidential watchers who detected a slightly rushed delivery, and who noticed an untypical red flush develop below the make-up line on her neck as the press conference wore on.
    • Martinique and Guadeloupe are untypical of the Caribbean.
    • He said that the queues and delays along London Road are not untypical of urban areas.
    • Keep in mind that animals are also often traumatized by captivity and display bizarre behavior untypical of their kind unless treated with respect and dignity.
    • The sheer weight of the surprise may partially explain such a starkly untypical response.
    • The recent case of compensation for a traveller detained in a head-lock when trying to run for a train was extreme but not untypical.
    • He said: ‘We then expect a request for more information and that would not be untypical when you are dealing with projects of this size.’
    • The 22 miles I'm walking each day is not an untypical distance for a family to go and get water.
    • His speech - as much a tirade against British military incompetence and colonialism as an Anzac service prologue - was as untypical for a New Zealander at an Anzac service as it was sharp.
    Synonyms
    unusual, uncommon, atypical, non-typical, unrepresentative, rare, isolated, irregular, anomalous, deviant, deviating, divergent, wayward, aberrant, freak, freakish
 
 
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