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单词 anomaly
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Definition of anomaly in English:

anomaly

nounPlural anomaliesəˈnɒm(ə)liəˈnɑməli
  • 1Something that deviates from what is standard, normal, or expected.

    非常规事物,异常(或反常)事物

    there are a number of anomalies in the present system

    现行制度有许多异常现象。

    with clause the apparent anomaly that those who produced the wealth were the poorest

    制造财富的人是最贫穷的这一明显不正常现象。

    mass noun the position abounds in anomaly

    这一立场充满反常现象。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • This legislation will get rid of an anomaly that has bothered me and other members of the Labour Party for a long time.
    • It is hoped these anomalies will not be present in the production version.
    • It's the kind of anomaly that gets into the tax code unintentionally and then can't be gotten rid of.
    • In that incident, an anomaly that has existed in the Service for decades has come to the fore.
    • In every country the meteorologists are thinking that these anomalies are just present in their region.
    • When did the Government realise there was the anomaly that my colleague has pointed out?
    • Meanwhile, the anomalies surrounding eligibility for the Commonwealth Games abound.
    • The bill corrects an anomaly that exists in respect of collective negotiations for teachers.
    • The final piece of the jigsaw fell into place at Villa Park and it's a curious anomaly that whenever he has found the net we have always won.
    • It was an historical anomaly that led to the collapse of the British motor industry in the West Midlands.
    • This would put an end to the archaic anomaly that in the UK we are subjects, not citizens.
    • There was at least one anomaly that nobody seemed able to explain.
    • But modern nationhood is a complicated business, so you'd expect anomalies.
    • It affects their pension rights and it's an anomaly that needs to be removed for those who want to work beyond 65.
    • Field workers are currently investigating another anomaly that turned up in the survey.
    • It's odd to think of myself as an anomaly, a quirk, an oddity, but that's what I am at the moment.
    • I would like to address an anomaly that I have picked up in the agriculture supplementary estimates.
    • It was a departure in style for him and today stands alone as something of an anomaly in his back-catalogue.
    • Legal anomalies and irresponsible GPs who over-prescribed forced a change in policy and a legal crackdown.
    • Or is this just an anomaly that all of Africa and all of the world should regret, do you think?
    Synonyms
    oddity, peculiarity, abnormality, irregularity, inconsistency, incongruity, deviation, aberration, quirk, freak, exception, departure, divergence, variation
    rarity, eccentricity
  • 2Astronomy
    The angular distance of a planet or satellite from its last perihelion or perigee.

    〔天文〕近点角;近点距离

    Example sentencesExamples
    • For his lunar theory [Hipparchus] needed to establish the mean motions of the Moon in longitude, anomaly and latitude.
    • Such processing efforts have led to determinations of satellite magnetic anomalies of the Earth.
    • It has been used in gauge theory, instantons, monopoles, string theory and the theory of anomalies.

Origin

Late 16th century: via Latin from Greek anōmalia, from anōmalos (see anomalous).

Definition of anomaly in US English:

anomaly

nounəˈnɑməliəˈnäməlē
  • 1Something that deviates from what is standard, normal, or expected.

    非常规事物,异常(或反常)事物

    there are a number of anomalies in the present system

    现行制度有许多异常现象。

    with clause the apparent anomaly that those who produced the wealth were the poorest

    制造财富的人是最贫穷的这一明显不正常现象。

    the position abounds in anomaly

    这一立场充满反常现象。

    a legal anomaly
    Example sentencesExamples
    • This would put an end to the archaic anomaly that in the UK we are subjects, not citizens.
    • When did the Government realise there was the anomaly that my colleague has pointed out?
    • In every country the meteorologists are thinking that these anomalies are just present in their region.
    • It was a departure in style for him and today stands alone as something of an anomaly in his back-catalogue.
    • I would like to address an anomaly that I have picked up in the agriculture supplementary estimates.
    • It affects their pension rights and it's an anomaly that needs to be removed for those who want to work beyond 65.
    • Legal anomalies and irresponsible GPs who over-prescribed forced a change in policy and a legal crackdown.
    • There was at least one anomaly that nobody seemed able to explain.
    • It's the kind of anomaly that gets into the tax code unintentionally and then can't be gotten rid of.
    • In that incident, an anomaly that has existed in the Service for decades has come to the fore.
    • It was an historical anomaly that led to the collapse of the British motor industry in the West Midlands.
    • Field workers are currently investigating another anomaly that turned up in the survey.
    • This legislation will get rid of an anomaly that has bothered me and other members of the Labour Party for a long time.
    • But modern nationhood is a complicated business, so you'd expect anomalies.
    • Or is this just an anomaly that all of Africa and all of the world should regret, do you think?
    • It is hoped these anomalies will not be present in the production version.
    • It's odd to think of myself as an anomaly, a quirk, an oddity, but that's what I am at the moment.
    • The bill corrects an anomaly that exists in respect of collective negotiations for teachers.
    • The final piece of the jigsaw fell into place at Villa Park and it's a curious anomaly that whenever he has found the net we have always won.
    • Meanwhile, the anomalies surrounding eligibility for the Commonwealth Games abound.
    Synonyms
    oddity, peculiarity, abnormality, irregularity, inconsistency, incongruity, deviation, aberration, quirk, freak, exception, departure, divergence, variation
  • 2Astronomy
    The angular distance of a planet or satellite from its last perihelion or perigee.

    〔天文〕近点角;近点距离

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Such processing efforts have led to determinations of satellite magnetic anomalies of the Earth.
    • It has been used in gauge theory, instantons, monopoles, string theory and the theory of anomalies.
    • For his lunar theory [Hipparchus] needed to establish the mean motions of the Moon in longitude, anomaly and latitude.

Origin

Late 16th century: via Latin from Greek anōmalia, from anōmalos (see anomalous).

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