unorthodox

adjective
🔊/ʌnˈɔːθədɒks/
🔊/ʌnˈɔːrθədɑːks/
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  1. different from what is usual or accepted非正统的;非传统的;不正规的
    • unorthodox methods非正统的方法
    opposite orthodox compare heterodox
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    • a highly unorthodox teaching style很不正统的教学方式
    • His methods have been criticized as somewhat unorthodox.他的方法已招来一些批评,认为有失正统。
    • She takes a highly unorthodox approach to the subject.她对这个问题采取了非常非传统的方法。
    • Their unorthodox beliefs often landed them in trouble with the authorities.他们非正统的信仰常常使他们不为当权者所容。
    • We accept that his funding was raised by unorthodox means.我们接受他的资金是通过非常规手段筹集的。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    • seem
    • become
    adverb
    • extremely
    • fairly
    • very
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