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源自中古法语 'outrageus',基于 'outrage'(暴行/侮辱)+ 后缀 '-eous',14世纪进入英语。
❶ 形容行为、言论或事物极其过分、令人震惊或无法接受,常带有冒犯性或荒谬感。
“The prices at that restaurant are absolutely outrageous!”
(那家餐厅的价格简直离谱!)
“She told an outrageous lie to cover her mistake.”
(她编了个荒谬的谎言来掩盖错误。)
outrageous fortune — 源自莎士比亚戏剧《哈姆雷特》,指命运的无常与残酷,现代用法可形容极端不幸的遭遇。
“After losing his job and home, he felt victimized by outrageous fortune.”
(失业又失去住所后,他觉得自己被残酷的命运捉弄了。)