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单词 unconventional
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Definition of unconventional in English:

unconventional

adjectiveʌnkənˈvɛnʃ(ə)n(ə)lˌənkənˈvɛn(t)ʃ(ə)n(ə)l
  • Not based on or conforming to what is generally done or believed.

    不依惯例的;非常规的

    his unconventional approach to life

    他异常的人生态度。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The quirky, unconventional lawman is a plum role that at one point had seemingly passed Cardinal by.
    • The background is complex and unconventional enough to send even a modern bohemian rushing to cover the piano legs.
    • The hidden global internment network is a central element in the CIA's unconventional war on terrorism.
    • The rather unconventional approach to criminals had its pros and cons, analysts said.
    • The only difference is that they are doing it in a more unconventional way.
    • As a result of this unconventional approach, what we end up with is a film with dozens of Peter's voices, but without a voice of its own.
    • He takes an unconventional approach to stress, writing that it is not the killer people believe it to be.
    • An unconventional approach to life was accompanied by humour, frankness, and generosity.
    • The unconventional aspects of the present struggle do not make its stakes any less grave.
    • He shared her unconventional love of rude words and dirty jokes.
    • This production uses some radical techniques and tries to explore unconventional approaches.
    • Williams' vocal style is as unconventional as the melodies that he explores.
    • So both pieces are composed for a weird ensemble, with unconventional weightings of timbre and register.
    • Some had undergone unconventional operations while Neale had also carried out work beyond his capabilities.
    • His unconventional approach to fighting crime makes him a great cop, but takes a toll on his personal life.
    • But the method of going about the task is unconventional to say the least.
    • Klezmer harmonica might be unconventional, but so is Fencioglu's playing style.
    • The culture of our country predisposes us to trust unconventional medicine.
    • It's still strange to discover that somebody has been reading your diary, as unconventional as it is.
    • For it is in the essence of his behaviour that he should be eccentric, unconventional and rash in the eyes of public opinion.
    Synonyms
    unusual, irregular, unorthodox, unfamiliar, uncommon, uncustomary, unwonted, rare, out of the ordinary, atypical, singular, distinctive, individual, individualistic, free-spirited, alternative, different
    new, fresh, novel, newfangled, innovative, groundbreaking, experimental, pioneering, original, unprecedented, unheard of
    eccentric, idiosyncratic, maverick, quirky, odd, strange, bizarre, weird, outlandish, freakish, funny, quaint, queer, curious, abnormal, anomalous, aberrant, extraordinary, offbeat, off-centre, radical, esoteric, nonconformist, bohemian
    French outré, avant-garde
    North American left-field
    informal freaky, way out, far out, oddball, wacky, cranky, kinky, screwy, off the wall, something else, madcap, zany, hippy
    British informal rum
    North American informal kooky, wacko, bizarro

Derivatives

  • unconventionalism

  • noun
  • unconventionality

  • nounʌnkənvɛnʃ(ə)ˈnalɪtiˌənk(ə)nˌvɛn(t)ʃəˈnælədi
    • ENFPs have a great deal of zany charm, which can ingratiate them to more stodgy types in spite of their unconventionality.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • After all, what exactly is the distinction between eccentricity, nonconformity, unconventionality, difference, disorder, and criminality?
      • Famous at one time for his startling unconventionality he achieved a degree of notoriety as the man at the centre of the Ridings School row when pupils briefly became out of control.
      • And the man who ‘dared to take the halo off Gandhi to have a conversation with the man’ in ‘Hey Ram’ has decided to continue his march down the road of unconventionality.
      • And Shaw was hardly alone in perceiving their unconventionality.
  • unconventionally

  • adverbʌnkənˈvɛnʃ(ə)nəliˌənk(ə)nˈvɛn(t)ʃ(ə)n(ə)li
    • But the conventional food is unconventionally prepared - it is just right stirred with lily and snow pieces, which need the oil from the youtiao to make them tasty.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Jo-Beth is the darkest and - shall we say, most unconventionally attractive, while Sylvia is (rather aptly) a real daddy's girl with a tendency to put on weight.
      • But as Keynes once remarked, failing conventionally is often less harmful to a professional reputation than succeeding unconventionally.
      • As the face of the National Lotto campaign, his hair remains unconventionally long and his minimal beard - recently dyed by Taylor Ferguson in Glasgow - is an attention-seeking purple.
      • Plus it's too notoriously remembered for it's own good - but few people can ever give you a valid reason why, except perhaps that it was really unconventionally slow and ecologically aware compared with its peers of that era.

Definition of unconventional in US English:

unconventional

adjectiveˌənkənˈven(t)SH(ə)n(ə)lˌənkənˈvɛn(t)ʃ(ə)n(ə)l
  • Not based on or conforming to what is generally done or believed.

    不依惯例的;非常规的

    his unconventional approach to life

    他异常的人生态度。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The background is complex and unconventional enough to send even a modern bohemian rushing to cover the piano legs.
    • His unconventional approach to fighting crime makes him a great cop, but takes a toll on his personal life.
    • This production uses some radical techniques and tries to explore unconventional approaches.
    • An unconventional approach to life was accompanied by humour, frankness, and generosity.
    • So both pieces are composed for a weird ensemble, with unconventional weightings of timbre and register.
    • As a result of this unconventional approach, what we end up with is a film with dozens of Peter's voices, but without a voice of its own.
    • He takes an unconventional approach to stress, writing that it is not the killer people believe it to be.
    • The culture of our country predisposes us to trust unconventional medicine.
    • Williams' vocal style is as unconventional as the melodies that he explores.
    • The rather unconventional approach to criminals had its pros and cons, analysts said.
    • He shared her unconventional love of rude words and dirty jokes.
    • But the method of going about the task is unconventional to say the least.
    • For it is in the essence of his behaviour that he should be eccentric, unconventional and rash in the eyes of public opinion.
    • The unconventional aspects of the present struggle do not make its stakes any less grave.
    • The only difference is that they are doing it in a more unconventional way.
    • The hidden global internment network is a central element in the CIA's unconventional war on terrorism.
    • Some had undergone unconventional operations while Neale had also carried out work beyond his capabilities.
    • Klezmer harmonica might be unconventional, but so is Fencioglu's playing style.
    • It's still strange to discover that somebody has been reading your diary, as unconventional as it is.
    • The quirky, unconventional lawman is a plum role that at one point had seemingly passed Cardinal by.
    Synonyms
    unusual, irregular, unorthodox, unfamiliar, uncommon, uncustomary, unwonted, rare, out of the ordinary, atypical, singular, distinctive, individual, individualistic, free-spirited, alternative, different
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