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    Something abnormal is very different from the usual pattern, and that difference feels strange, worrying, wrong, or even dangerous — not merely a bit special or a bit rare.

    Something abnormal is very different from the usual pattern說一個東西abnormal,是跟一般的樣子差很多,and that difference feels strange, worrying, wrong, or even dangerous而且這種不同讓人覺得奇怪、擔心、不對勁,甚至有點危險——not merely a bit special or a bit rare不只是稍微特別或稀有而已。

    Doctors and scientists use it a lot: an abnormal test result, abnormal cells, abnormal bleeding. Weather, prices, and behaviour can also be called abnormal when they sit far from what people expect.

    Doctors and scientists use it a lot醫生和科學家很常用這個字:an abnormal test result, abnormal cells, abnormal bleeding異常的檢查結果、異常的細胞、異常出血。Weather, prices, and behaviour can also be called abnormal天氣、物價、行為也可以說abnormal,when they sit far from what people expect只要它們離大家預期的樣子很遠。

    In ordinary talk, putting abnormal on a person can sound cold or , as if they were a problem to fix; unusual or different is gentler. Though actually, casual not normal often only means weird or not like me. In careful English, abnormal is stronger and more serious: something may need a second look.

    In ordinary talk, putting abnormal on a person can sound cold or unkind在日常對話裡,把abnormal用在一個人身上,聽起來可能有點冷漠或不厚道,as if they were a problem to fix好像把他們當成需要解決的問題;unusual or different is gentler用unusual或different感覺比較溫和。Though actually不過實際上,casual not normal often only means weird or not like me口語裡的not normal常常只是說怪怪的、跟我不一樣而已。In careful English在講究一點的英文裡,abnormal is stronger and more seriousabnormal語氣比較重、比較嚴肅:something may need a second look代表可能得再看仔細一點。

    It is mainly an adjective.

    It is mainly an adjective它主要是一個形容詞。

    例句逐字對照、搭配詞、易混淆字

    這一義的完整解析還沒打開。訂閱後可以看到例句怎麼拆、常跟哪些字一起出現, 以及容易跟它搞混的字。

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組成ab-(偏離、離開)+ normal(平常的樣子、常規)。

同家族的字

  • normalthe usual pattern that abnormal moves away from
  • abnormalitythe noun for an abnormal feature
  • abnormallythe adverb: in an abnormal way

原始詞典資料3 筆記錄

以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,原文照列,我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的;有些用法可能上面已經講過了。

abnormaladj/ˌæbˈnɔː.məl/

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    Not conforming to rule or system; deviating from the usual or normal type.

    • And then after an abnormal meal, which was either a very late breakfast or a very early lunch, they drove on to Victoria Station.
    • Here perhaps one of you might interrupt me and say, 'But what is it that you do, Socrates? How is it that you have been misrepresented like this? Surely all this talk and gossip about you would never have arisen if you had confined yourself to ordinary activities, but only if your behaviour was abnormal. Give us the explanation, if you do not want us to draw our own conclusions.'
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    Of or pertaining to that which is irregular, in particular, behaviour that deviates from norms of social propriety or accepted standards of mental health.

    • Furuseth was right; I was abnormal, an "emotionless monster," a strange bookish creature, capable of pleasuring in sensations only of the mind.
    • Many of the so-called rites of these secret societies were so patently ridiculous, that it is quite obvious that they were merely an excuse for men and women to indulge in sex-play and lustful gratification, frequently of an abnormal kind.

abnormalnoun/ˌæbˈnɔː.məl/

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    A person or object that is not normal.

資料來源:英文維基詞典 English WiktionaryCC BY-SA 4.0)。 原文照列,未經改寫。