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单词 oddity
释义 odd·i·ty
\ˈädəd.ē, -ətē, -i\ noun
(-es)
1. : something odd: as
 a. : a peculiar quality or trait or feature : peculiarity, eccentricity
  < an oddity of character >
  < the oddities of this particular pilot — J.A.Michener >
  < any oddities in his behavior will be commented upon — Robert Graves >
 b.
  (1) : an eccentric or otherwise peculiar individual
   < had all sorts of oddities visiting me — H.J.Laski >
  (2) : something strange or grotesque or freakish (as in appearance)
   < among oddities of the sea are the opalescent squid and the sea squirt — American Guide Series: Washington >
  (3) : something unique or curiously unusual or anomalous : curiosity
   < a good piece of steak is an oddity — Green Peyton >
 c. : a strange event : peculiar occurrence
  < the oddities of history >
  < meeting her there was a real oddity >
2. : the quality or state of being odd
 < the oddity of the situation >
 < saw for myself one example of his oddity — S.P.B.Mais >
 < the oddity of our own temperaments — Virginia Woolf >
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