The quality of being weird — strange, unusual, hard to explain or hard to feel comfortable with. It is the noun form of 'weird'. You use it in two main ways.

The quality of being weird這個字指的是weird這種特質 strange, unusual, hard to explain or hard to feel comfortable with也就是奇怪、不尋常、難以解釋或讓人不太自在 It is the noun form of 'weird'它是'weird'的名詞形式 You use it in two main ways你可以用兩種主要方式來用它

First, for the strange quality itself: 'the weirdness of the dream', 'there is a weirdness about that house'. Here it names a feeling you get, often one you cannot put your finger on.

First首先 for the strange quality itself是指這種奇怪的特質本身 'the weirdness of the dream'像'the weirdness of the dream'（這個夢的詭異感） 'there is a weirdness about that house'或'there is a weirdness about that house'（那棟房子有種詭異感） Here在這裡 it names a feeling you get它指的是你感受到的一種感覺 often one you cannot put your finger on常常是你說不出具體是什麼的那種

Second, and very common in everyday speech, for strange behaviour or a strange situation as a whole: 'I can't deal with all this weirdness', 'after the argument there was some weirdness between them'. In this second use it often means an awkward, uncomfortable atmosphere between people — nobody is fighting, but something is not right.

Second第二種 and very common in everyday speech在日常口語中很常見 for strange behaviour or a strange situation as a whole是指整體上奇怪的行為或情況 'I can't deal with all this weirdness'像'I can't deal with all this weirdness'（我受不了這些怪事） 'after the argument there was some weirdness between them'或'after the argument there was some weirdness between them'（吵架之後他們之間有點怪怪的） In this second use在這第二種用法裡 it often means an awkward, uncomfortable atmosphere between people它常常是指人與人之間一種尷尬、不自在的氣氛 nobody is fighting沒有人在吵架 but something is not right但就是有哪裡不對勁

Note that 'weird' in English is not always bad. Young people often say 'weird' about something they enjoy — a weird movie, weird music — meaning strange in an interesting way. So 'weirdness' can be a compliment: 'I love the weirdness of his paintings.' The tone depends completely on the speaker's voice and the situation.

Note要注意 that 'weird' in English is not always bad英文裡'weird'不一定是壞的意思 Young people often say 'weird' about something they enjoy年輕人常常用'weird'來形容自己喜歡的東西 a weird movie, weird music像weird movie（很怪的電影）、weird music（很怪的音樂） meaning strange in an interesting way意思是奇怪得很有意思 So 'weirdness' can be a compliment所以'weirdness'可以是種讚美 'I love the weirdness of his paintings.'像'I love the weirdness of his paintings.'（我喜歡他畫作裡的那種詭異感） The tone depends completely on the speaker's voice and the situation語氣完全要看說話者的口氣和當下的情境

The word is informal to neutral; you would say it to friends easily, but in a formal report you would more likely write 'strangeness' or 'unusual features'. It is normally uncountable — 'a lot of weirdness', not 'many weirdnesses' — though writers sometimes break this for effect.

The word is informal to neutral這個字算是非正式到中性 you would say it to friends easily跟朋友說很自然 but in a formal report you would more likely write 'strangeness' or 'unusual features'但在正式報告裡你比較會寫'strangeness'（奇異性）或'unusual features'（不尋常的特徵） It is normally uncountable它通常是不可數名詞 'a lot of weirdness', not 'many weirdnesses'是'a lot of weirdness'，不是'many weirdnesses' though writers sometimes break this for effect不過作家有時候會為了效果打破這個規則