eccentric

英 [ɪk'sentrɪk; ek-] 美 [ɪk'sɛntrɪk]

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eccentric 古怪的

ec-, 向外，同ex-. center, 中心。原为天文学术语，远离轨道的，后指人古怪。

eccentric (n.): early 15c., "eccentric circle or orbit," originally a term in Ptolemaic astronomy, "circle or orbit not having the Earth precisely at its center," from Middle French eccentrique and directly from Medieval Latin eccentricus (noun and adjective), from Greek ekkentros "out of the center" (as opposed to concentric), from ek "out" (see ex-) + kentron "center" (see center (n.)). Meaning "odd or whimsical person" is attested by 1817 (S.W. Ryley, "The Itinerant, or Memoirs of an Actor").
June 4 [1800].--Died in the streets in Newcastle, William Barron, an eccentric, well known for many years by the name of Billy Pea-pudding. [John Sykes, "Local Records, or Historical Register of Remarkable Events which have Occurred Exclusively in the Counties of Durham and Northumberland, Town and County of Newcastle Upon Tyne, and Berwick Upon Tweed," Newcastle, 1824]
eccentric (adj.): 1550s, from Middle French eccentrique and directly from Medieval Latin eccentricus (noun and adjective; see eccentric (n.)). Of persons, figurative sense of "odd, whimsical" first recorded 1620s. "Eccentric is applied to acts which are the effects of tastes, prejudices, judgments, etc., not merely different from those of ordinary people, but largely unaccountable and often irregular ..." [Century Dictionary].

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1. Great chess players have a reputation for being both eccentric and argumentative.: 国际象棋大师们以性格怪异和好与人争辩而闻名。

2. "He's a bit of an eccentric old fatty," Thomas thought, unkindly.: “他是一个有点古怪的胖老头。”托马斯不厚道地想。

3. Geniuses are supposed to be eccentric and hopelessly impractical.: 天才通常都被认为行为古怪而且毫无实践能力。

4. His methods were unorthodox, and his lifestyle eccentric.: 他的方法不同寻常，他的生活方式也相当奇特。