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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”。

  1. “She wore an outlandish costume to the theme party.” (她穿着怪诞戏服参加主题派对。)
  2. “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。)
  3. “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。)