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- very unusual or remarkable非凡的, 非同寻常的; 卓越的; 反常的：
the extraordinary plumage of the male
雄鸟异常美丽的羽毛
with clause it is extraordinary that no consultation took place.反常的是没有进行任何磋商。
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- unusually great特大（或多）的：
young children need extraordinary amounts of attention.
小孩需要特别多的关注。
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- attrib.(of a meeting) specially convened（会议）专门（或特别）召集的：
an extraordinary session of the Congress.
国会的一次特别会议。
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- postpositive(of an official) additional; specially employed（官员）特派的, 特命的：
his appointment as Ambassador Extraordinary in London.
他作为驻伦敦特派大使的任命。
(一般作 extraordinaries)
- an item in a company's accounts not arising from its normal activities（公司正常业务活动之外的）非常账目, 特殊账目, 特支款项。比较EXCEPTIONAL.
派生词
extraordinarily
adverb一个特别美丽的女孩
extraordinariness
noun词源
late Middle English: from Latin extraordinarius, from extra ordinem'outside the normal course of events'.