If something is off-the-wall, it is very strange or unusual, often in an amusing way. An off-the-wall idea does not follow the normal path. An off-the-wall joke surprises you.

If something如果某個東西 is off-the-wall，it它 is very strange就是非常奇怪 or unusual或不尋常，often常常 in an amusing way是好笑的那種。An off-the-wall idea一個 off-the-wall 的點子 does not follow不走 the normal path平常的路。An off-the-wall joke一個 off-the-wall 的笑話 surprises you會讓你出其不意。

The feeling is “that came from nowhere,” not “that is frightening.” Friends use it; a serious report usually will not. It can praise someone for being original, or it can gently say they are a bit too weird. It is informal.

The feeling那種感覺 is是 “that came from nowhere,”「這是從哪冒出來的」，not而不是 “that is frightening.”「這好可怕」。Friends朋友之間 use it會用；a serious report正式的報告 usually will not通常不會。It它 can praise someone可以稱讚一個人 for being original有原創性，or it can gently say也可以委婉地說 they are他們 a bit too weird有點太怪。It它 is informal是口語。

It is wilder than offbeat: offbeat is “not the usual pattern, and rather interesting”; off-the-wall is closer to “that is crazy, in a fun way.” Though actually, if you call a person’s whole manner off-the-wall, it can start to sound less kind.

It它 than offbeat比 offbeat is wilder更狂：offbeat is是 “not the usual pattern, and rather interesting”不是平常的樣式、而且滿有意思；off-the-wall is closer to比較接近 “that is crazy, in a fun way.”有點瘋，但是好玩的那種瘋。Though actually不過其實，if you call如果你說 a person’s whole manner一個人整個作風都 off-the-wall，it can start to sound那聽起來會開始 less kind沒那麼客氣。

It is not the same as bouncing off the walls, which means full of wild energy, like a child who cannot sit still. Off-the-wall is about the idea or the style, not about running around the room.

It它 is not the same as和 bouncing off the walls 不一樣，which means那個指的是 full of wild energy渾身是勁、精力爆棚，like就像 cannot sit still坐不住的 a child小孩。Off-the-wall is about講的是 the idea點子 or the style或風格，not about而不是 running around the room滿屋子亂跑。