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uncharacteristic

US // (ˌʌnkærɪktəˈrɪstɪk) //

一反常态,一反常态的,不合常理,不合常理的

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Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : not typical or usual

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Examples

  • They seem to belong to us, and then they freely go—behavior very uncharacteristic of a shadow or a shoe.

  • In this case, a new and uncharacteristic American risk-aversion has been crippling.

  • At lunchtime, she sits at a table with four boys and enjoys an uncharacteristic (for a model) meal of pizza and cookies.

  • The Middle East was the source of an uncharacteristic vibe at Davos: fatalism.

  • In launching Operation Pillar of Defence, Netanyahu is taking an uncharacteristic gamble—albeit a calculated risk.

  • He paused briefly at the door, touched with an uncharacteristic flash of sour humor.

  • So disturbed was Marshall by Roane's attacks that he did a thoroughly uncharacteristic thing.

  • The theatre of Rouen is quite uncharacteristic of the passion which the French usually entertain for spectacles.

  • It was a most uncharacteristic reception, for she was of a gracious and engaging personality and a stately type of beauty.

  • Karen believed that Mrs. Talcott had actually been feeling lonely, uncharacteristic as that seemed.