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Pronunciation / Transliteration: gǔguài
"他的古怪行为让人印象深刻。"
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A tendency to behave in an odd or unconventional way.
"His habit of wearing mismatched socks was just one of his many eccentricities."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Medieval Latin eccentricus, meaning out of center, stemming from Greek ekkentros (ek- out + kentron center). Originally used in astronomy to describe orbits that do not center on the earth, the word evolved in the 17th century to metaphorically describe human behavior that departs from the conventional center or norm.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Eccentricity" is said worldwide
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excentricité
Transliteration: excentricité
"Son excentricité le rendait unique."
Exzentrizität
Transliteration: Exzentrizität
"Ihre Exzentrizität wurde von allen geliebt."
eccentricità
Transliteration: eccentricità
"La sua eccentricità era nota a tutti."
excentricidad
Transliteration: excentricidad
"Vivía con cierta excentricidad."
excentricidade
Transliteration: excentricidade
"A excentricidade dele era inofensiva."
सनक
Transliteration: sanak
"उसकी हरकतों में एक अजीब सनक थी।"
古怪
Transliteration: gǔguài
"他的古怪行为让人印象深刻。"
기행
Transliteration: gihaeng
"그의 기행은 마을 사람들에게 유명했다."
奇行
Transliteration: kikou
"彼の奇行にはいつも驚かされる。"
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