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源自苏格兰方言,可能与古英语 'gearwe'(古怪的)有关,后演变为现代英语中的 'geary'。
❶ 指事物或行为显得古怪、奇特或不寻常,通常带有一种幽默或讽刺的意味。
“He has a geary sense of humor that not everyone understands.”
(他有一种古怪的幽默感,不是每个人都能理解。)
“The movie's plot was so geary that it left the audience confused.”
(这部电影的情节太离奇了,观众都感到困惑。)
geary as a clock — 形容某人或某物非常古怪或奇特,就像钟表一样精确但难以理解。
“His explanations are as geary as a clock, full of twists and turns.”
(他的解释像钟表一样古怪,充满了曲折和转折。)