off-the-wall

短语
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a. 异乎寻常的; 古怪的; 疯狂的; 疯疯癫癫的

发音

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词形变化

more off-the-wall 比较级 most off-the-wall 最高级

别名

off the wall

释义与例句

adj.
  1. 1.

    Wildly unconventional; bizarre; absurd.

    荒诞的

    疯狂的

    习语

    What kind of a harebrained, off-the-wall idea is that?

    She is a very off-the-wall character.

  2. 2.

    Of a person's behaviour: greatly inappropriate.

    习语

词汇关系

词源

Perhaps from baseball or other games played with a ball, alluding to unpredictable bounces; but compare also bounce off the walls.

来源:wiktionary