oddball

FREQ #30938

a. 古怪的, 奇怪的 n. 古怪的人

发音

US /ˈɑːdˌbɔl/
其它

词形变化

oddballs 复数 oddballs

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    An eccentric or unusual person.

    怪人

  2. 2.

    A deviant stimulus that appears among repetitive stimuli during an experiment, to trigger an event-related potential in the participant.

    医学
adj.
  1. 1.

    Exotic, not mainstream.

词汇关系

名词

同义词 3

geek eccentric flake

上位词 3

actor worker doer

下位词 9

nut crank nutcase wacko fruitcake nutter crackpot screwball whacko

词源

Compound of odd + ball. First used in late 1930s, describing an extra ball played as a bonus in pin-ball type games. Well-attested since the 1940s, with the adjective appearing earlier than the noun.

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