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Outlandish Odd Aut'lændiʃ A.古怪的 英 Adj 古怪的(Very Fantastic

单词 outlandish
音标 [aut'lændiʃ]
解释 a.古怪的
红宝书 【英】 adj. 古怪的(very odd, fantastic; bizarre)
【记】 out(出)+land(国家)+ ish→从外国来的→奇 怪的
【例】 outlandish manners(怪模怪样)
字源 outlandish (adj.)
Old English utlendisc "of a foreign country, not native," from utland "foreign land," literally "outland" (see out + land (n.)) + -ish. Sense of "unfamiliar, strange, odd, bizarre" (such as the customs of foreigners may seem to natives) is attested from 1590s.
不择手段背单词
趣味全助记 【记】外面土地的→外国的

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