considered by other people to be strange or unusual古怪的;异乎寻常的- eccentric behaviour/clothes古怪的行为;奇装异服
- an eccentric aunt怪僻的大婶
Extra Examples- His behaviour grew increasingly eccentric as time went on.随着时间的推移,他的举止变得越来越古怪了。
- She was the classic eccentric old lady, living with a houseful of cats.她是那种典型的有怪癖的老妇人,和一屋子猫生活在一起。
Topics Personal qualitiesc1Oxford Collocations DictionaryverbsadverbSee full entry Word Originlate Middle English (as a noun denoting a circle or orbit not having the earth precisely at its centre): via late Latin from Greek ekkentros, from ek ‘out of’ + kentron ‘centre’.