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outlandish adj.奇异的；异国风格的 (1) 从不明飞行物上发出奇特的光。(2) 她对儿童的看法很奇怪.(3) 那女孩穿着异国风格的衣服。(4) 这件异国风味的服装由于颜色不协调而显得刺眼 It's easy to imagine how the word outlandish originated. The Old English root is utland, which literally means "out-land," or foreign. Now, it would be inappropriate to refer to a foreigner as outlandish, unless, say, he shows up to the office in a red patent-leather Speedo and a ten-gallon hat.

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英 [aʊt'lændɪʃ] 美 [aʊt'lændɪʃ] (1) An outlandish glow came from the UFO.(2) Her views on children are rather outlandish.(3) The girl wore an outlandish dress.(4) The outlandish costume screamed with clashing colors. If something is outlandish it's bizarre or unfamiliar, far outside the boundaries of expected or normal behavior. Driving around the city in a golf cart and eating spaghetti with pineapple sauce are both examples of outlandish behavior. 1[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]稀奇古怪的；异乎寻常的；不切实际的 If you describe something as outlandish, you disapprove of it because you think it is very unusual, strange, or unreasonable.   [disapproval]They appeared at parties in outlandish clothes...他们穿着奇装异服参加各种聚会。This idea is not as outlandish as it sounds.这主意听上去荒诞不经，实际并非如此。

英语单词	outlandish
英美音标	英 [aʊt'lændɪʃ] 美 [aʊt'lændɪʃ]
中文释义	adj.奇异的；异国风格的
英语例句	(1) An outlandish glow came from the UFO. (2) Her views on children are rather outlandish. (3) The girl wore an outlandish dress. (4) The outlandish costume screamed with clashing colors.
中文例句	(1) 从不明飞行物上发出奇特的光。 (2) 她对儿童的看法很奇怪. (3) 那女孩穿着异国风格的衣服。 (4) 这件异国风味的服装由于颜色不协调而显得刺眼
vocabulary简明	If something is outlandish it's bizarre or unfamiliar, far outside the boundaries of expected or normal behavior. Driving around the city in a golf cart and eating spaghetti with pineapple sauce are both examples of outlandish behavior.
vocabulary扩展	It's easy to imagine how the word outlandish originated. The Old English root is utland, which literally means "out-land," or foreign. Now, it would be inappropriate to refer to a foreigner as outlandish, unless, say, he shows up to the office in a red patent-leather Speedo and a ten-gallon hat.
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]稀奇古怪的；异乎寻常的；不切实际的 If you describe something as outlandish, you disapprove of it because you think it is very unusual, strange, or unreasonable. [disapproval] They appeared at parties in outlandish clothes... 他们穿着奇装异服参加各种聚会。 This idea is not as outlandish as it sounds. 这主意听上去荒诞不经，实际并非如此。

Outlandish Behavior 英 Aʊt'lændɪʃ] 美 Aʊt'lændɪʃ Adj.奇异的；异国风格的 Glow Ufo