| 释义 |
eccentric/ikˈsentrik, ek-/ adj. & n.●adj. 1 odd or capricious in behaviour or appearance; whimsical (行为、举止、装扮)古怪的，怪诞的 2 (also 亦作 excentric)a not placed, not having its axis etc. placed centrally (cf. 参见 CONCENTRIC) 偏心的，轴心不在正中的 b (often foll. by 常后跟 to) (of a circle) not concentric (with another) (圆)不同心的 c (of an orbit) not circular (天体运行轨道)非圆形的，非正圆的 ●n. 1 an eccentric person 古怪的人，怪诞的人 2 (also 亦作 excentric) Mech. an eccentric contrivance for changing rotatory into backward-and-forward motion, e.g. the cam used in an internal-combustion engine 【机】偏心轮(可将圆周运动转换为往复运动，如内燃机中的凸轮轴) □ eccentrically adv.□ eccentricity /-ˈtrisiti/ n. (pl. -ies)[Late Latin eccentricus from Greek ekkentros, from ek ‘out of’ + kentros CENTRE] |