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    A misfit is a person who does not seem to belong in a group. The others share a way of talking, dressing, or thinking; this person is different enough that the group does not take them in — or they cannot settle there. It is about social fit, not about being bad at a job, though a worker can feel like a misfit in an office too.

    A misfit is a person who does not seem to belong in a group是一個看起來不屬於某個團體的人 The others share a way of talking, dressing, or thinking其他人有著共同的說話方式、穿著、或想法 this person is different enough that the group does not take them in — or they cannot settle there這個人不一樣到讓團體不接納他——或是他自己無法在那裡安頓下來 It is about social fit, not about being bad at a job這說的是跟人相處合不合,不是工作做得好不好 though a worker can feel like a misfit in an office too不過一個員工在辦公室裡也可能覺得自己像個misfit

    The word can sound a little sad, but people also use it with warmth: a band of misfits, proud not to match. Clothes that do not fit were probably the older picture; today we almost always mean people.

    The word can sound a little sad這個字聽起來可能有點悲傷 but people also use it with warmth: a band of misfits, proud not to match但大家也會帶著溫暖用它:一群misfits,以自己與眾不同為榮 Clothes that do not fit were probably the older picture; today we almost always mean people不合身的衣服可能是比較舊的畫面;現在我們幾乎都是指人

    Informal to neutral; common in stories about school, work, and growing up. One person is a misfit; you can also talk about feeling like a misfit without making it your whole name.

    Informal to neutral; common in stories about school, work, and growing up語氣中性偏口語;常出現在關於學校、工作、和成長的故事裡 One person is a misfit; you can also talk about feeling like a misfit without making it your whole name一個人可以是misfit;你也可以說自己「感覺像misfit」,而不用把它當成自己的全部標籤

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組成mis- (badly, wrongly) + fit (to match, to be the right size or the right kind).

同家族的字

  • fitto match or belong; a misfit is someone who does not
  • unfitanother un-matching of fit, though unfit is more about not being able or not being suitable

原始詞典資料4 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。

misfitnoun/ˈmɪs.fɪt/

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    archaicAn ill-fitting garment.

    • Mr Toots’s legs shake under him; and though he is splendidly dressed, he feels misfits, and sees wrinkles, in the masterpieces of Burgess and Co., and wishes he had put on that brightest pair of boots.
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    A failure to fit well; unsuitability, disparity.

    • And the fact that Christianity's Jesus is the resurrected Christ makes a vital point about the misfit between the Jesus whose teachings we have excavated and the Church which came after him.
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    A badly adjusted person; someone unsuitable or set apart because of their habits, behaviour etc.

    • Do you ever feel like a misfit? Everything inside you is dark and twisted Oh, but it's okay to be different 'Cause baby, so am I
    • Just to be on the safe side, the Kremlin has also banned any of Putin's serious critics from standing. Three unelectable misfits have been allowed to mount token challenges.

misfitverb/mɪsˈfɪt/

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    To fit badly.

    • His suit was misfitted and looked awkward.

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