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exotic adj.异国情调的,外来的,奇异的 Animals and people, or sensory things like food and smells, are often called exotic when they are from far-away lands. In the 16th century, exotic came into use — from Latin and Greek words for "foreign," which came, in turn, from exo-, meaning "outside." By the 17th century it was also being used to describe things that are striking or unusual. Even when the words strange and alien are sometimes used as synonyms. ★★☆☆☆ 2004.6

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[eg'zɔtik] Something so unusual that it must be from some unfamiliar place is exotic. An exotic pet might be a panda, instead of a hamster. An exotic trip might be a journey to the Galapagos Islands, instead of to Orlando's Sea World. Other linguists in the earlier part of this century, however, who were less eager to deal with bizarre data from “exotic” language, were not always so grateful. 1[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]具有异国情调的；外来的；奇异的 Something that is exotic is unusual and interesting, usually because it comes from or is related to a distant country. ...brilliantly coloured, exotic flowers...色彩斑斓的奇异花卉She flits from one exotic location to another.她辗转于异国他乡。exotically...exotically beautiful scenery.异常美丽的景色

英语单词	exotic
英美音标	[eg'zɔtik]
中文释义	adj.异国情调的,外来的,奇异的
vocab简明	Something so unusual that it must be from some unfamiliar place is exotic. An exotic pet might be a panda, instead of a hamster. An exotic trip might be a journey to the Galapagos Islands, instead of to Orlando's Sea World.
vocab扩展	Animals and people, or sensory things like food and smells, are often called exotic when they are from far-away lands. In the 16th century, exotic came into use — from Latin and Greek words for "foreign," which came, in turn, from exo-, meaning "outside." By the 17th century it was also being used to describe things that are striking or unusual. Even when the words strange and alien are sometimes used as synonyms.
真题原句	Other linguists in the earlier part of this century, however, who were less eager to deal with bizarre data from “exotic” language, were not always so grateful.
柯林斯星级	★★☆☆☆
柯林斯解释	1 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]具有异国情调的；外来的；奇异的 Something that is exotic is unusual and interesting, usually because it comes from or is related to a distant country. ...brilliantly coloured, exotic flowers... 色彩斑斓的奇异花卉 She flits from one exotic location to another. 她辗转于异国他乡。 exotically ...exotically beautiful scenery. 异常美丽的景色
来源	2004.6

Exotic Unusual Things Century Words Eg'zɔtik Adj.异国情调的,外来的,奇异的 Unfamiliar