different from what is normal or expected 異常的;反常的 He is in an anomalous position as the only part-time worker in the firm. 他與衆不同,是公司裏唯一的兼職人員。 They couldn’t find an explanation for the seemingly anomalous results of the experiment. 他們找不到實驗中看似異常的結果的解釋。
Extra ExamplesThe legal status of these workers is at first sight rather anomalous. 這些工人的法律地位乍一看相當不正常。 They could find no explanation for the seemingly anomalous data. 他們無法解釋那些看似不合情理的數據。 We need to look again at any apparently anomalous cases. 我們需要複查那些明顯不符常理的個案。
Word Originmid 17th cent.: via late Latin from Greek anōmalos (from an- ‘not’ + homalos ‘even’) + -ous.