Something offbeat is unusual and not what people normally expect, especially in an interesting way. An offbeat film, an offbeat café, an offbeat sense of humour: they stand a little to the side of the main road. The word often carries a small smile; it can be a compliment.

Something offbeat某個東西與眾不同(offbeat) especially in an interesting way尤其是以一種有趣的方式 is unusual不尋常， and not what people normally expect也不是大家通常會預期的樣子。 An offbeat film一部offbeat的電影， an offbeat café一間offbeat的咖啡店， an offbeat sense of humour一種offbeat的幽默感： they stand a little to the side of the main road這些都稍微偏離了主流的道路。 The word often carries a small smile這個字常常帶著一點微笑的味道， it can be a compliment也可以是一種讚美。

It is less wild than off-the-wall. Off-the-wall is “that is crazy.” Offbeat is “that is not the usual pattern, and I rather like it.” The picture behind it is music: the beat is the steady count, and off the beat is the weaker, unexpected place.

It than比 off-the-wall「off-the-wall」 is沒有 wild那麼狂野誇張。 Off-the-wall isoff-the-wall的意思是 “that is crazy.”「那太瘋狂了」 Offbeat isOffbeat的意思則是 “that is not the usual pattern, and I rather like it.”「這不是常見的模式，而我還蠻喜歡的」 The picture behind it is music這個詞背後的畫面來自音樂： the beat is the steady count拍子（beat）是穩定的節拍計數， and off the beat is the weaker, unexpected place而off the beat（離拍）則是比較弱、出乎意料的位置。

Jazz lives there. From that, English borrowed the idea for people, clothes, shops, and art. You will still hear the music sense, but in everyday talk the “unusual in a fresh way” sense is the one that shows up most.

Jazz lives there爵士樂就活在那個位置（離拍的地方）。 From that從這個音樂概念 English borrowed the idea英文就借用了這個想法 for people, clothes, shops, and art用在人、衣服、商店、和藝術上。 You will still hear the music sense你還是會聽到這個音樂上的意思， but in everyday talk但在日常對話裡 the “unusual in a fresh way” sense is the one that shows up most「用一種新鮮方式顯得不尋常」這個意思才是最常出現的。

Informal to neutral. It does not mean wrong, and it does not mean tired. It means the rhythm — of the music, or of ordinary life — is not the one most people keep.

Informal to neutral語氣上偏口語到中性都有。 It does not mean wrong它不是「錯誤」的意思， and it does not mean tired也不是「疲乏、老套」的意思。 It means它的意思是 the rhythm — of the music, or of ordinary life —這個節奏──不管是音樂的，還是日常生活的── is not the one most people keep不是大多數人所遵循的那一種。