| 词组 | straitjacket |
| 释义 | 原意是“给疯子穿的约束衣”，但也可喻指其他事情: free from the straitjacket of gov- ernment regulation the straitjacket of poverty the ideological straitjacket of reli- gion the straitjacket of standardized tests the straitjacket of globalization the straitjacket of liberalization the straitjacket of tradition bound by the straitjacket of the past the straitjacket of a dead-end life the straitjacket of illness strange， queer， peculiar， ec- centric，odd，quaint 这组词都可表示“奇怪的”。 1． strange 最普通常用，可修饰各种 “奇怪的”事物: a strange smell a strange man 2． queer 指“奇怪得难以解释的”， 有“可疑的、古怪的”意思: The police found the newcomer queer. 3． peculiar 尤指“令人不安或不高兴的奇怪”: It's rather peculiar that I was not informed about the meeting. 4． eccentric 常指“因人们行为、举止、习惯、观点、着装、话语等与社会规范不符而显得奇怪的”: If you wear a T-shirt to a formal dinner，people might think you're eccentric. 5． odd 有时表示“怪诞的、荒唐的”: an odd-sounding name 6． quaint 侧重指“因老式而显得奇特”，有时有褒义: The visitors enjoyed the town's quaint customs. |
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