Outlandish
“Outlandish” 形容服饰、想法或行为离奇夸张、不合常规,也可指带有异域情调。an outlandish hat(怪帽)比 bizarre 略偏“外来感”。
- “She wore an outlandish costume to the theme party.” (她穿着怪诞戏服参加主题派对。)
- “The proposal sounded outlandish at first but gained support.” (这提议起初听起来离谱,后来却获得支持。)
- “Travelers brought back outlandish tales from distant ports.” (旅人从遥远港口带回离奇故事。)
古英语 outland(外邦、外地)+ -ish(像…的),原指“外来的、异国的”,后引申为“古怪”。
复合词 outland + 形容词后缀 “-ish”。
殖民时代文本中 outlandish 常带东方主义色彩;现代多用于幽默地形容夸张造型。
- 固定搭配: “outlandish idea” (离奇想法), “outlandish outfit” (怪异装扮), “sound outlandish” (听起来离谱)
out + land + -ish → 像来自“外邦土地”的,所以古怪。
“His outlandish theory about time travel made everyone laugh—until the data arrived.” (他关于时间旅行的离奇理论曾引人发笑——直到数据出炉。)