eccentric

queer, odd, funny, crazy, curious, peculiar, strange, eccentric, quaint, singular

名词 eccentric:

1. a person with an unusual or odd personality
   同义词：eccentric person, flake, oddball, geek
2. a person of a specified kind (usually with many eccentricities)
   同义词：character, type, case

形容词 eccentric:

1. conspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusual
   同义词：bizarre, freakish, freaky, flaky, flakey, gonzo, off-the-wall, outlandish, outre
2. not having a common center; not concentric
   同义词：nonconcentric

1. She is so eccentric that she is regarded as a bit of a curiosity.
   她非常古怪，算是个奇人。
2. A somewhat eccentric man, especially an old one.
   怪癖的老人行为有些古怪的人，尤指老人
3. She is an eccentric old lady.
   她是个古怪的老太太。
4. The club seemed full of eccentrics.
   这个俱乐部里好象都是怪人。

ec.cen.tric

adj.（形容词）
Departing from a recognized, conventional, or established norm or pattern.See Synonyms at strange
古怪的，异常的：偏离公认的、常规的或既定的习惯或模式的参见 strange
Deviating from a circular form or path, as in an elliptical orbit.
偏离轨道运行的：偏离圆周轨道或路线，如椭圆轨道

Not situated at or in the geometric center.
离心的：不位于或在几何中心的
Having the axis located elsewhere than at the geometric center.
偏轴的，不同中心的：具有在几何中心以外的轴线的
n.（名词）
One that deviates markedly from an established norm, especially a person of odd or unconventional behavior.
古怪的人：明显不遵守既定规则的人，特指行为古怪反传统的人
Physics A disk or wheel having its axis of revolution displaced from its center so that it is capable of imparting reciprocating motion.
【物理学】 偏心轮：转轴不在中心的盘或轮，能导致周而复始的运动

来源：
Middle English eccentrik [planetary orbit of which the earth is not at the center]
中古英语 eccentrik [不以地球为中心的行星轨道]
from Medieval Latin eccentricus [not having the same center]
源自 中世纪拉丁语 eccentricus [不具有同一中心]
from Greek ekkentros
源自 希腊语 ekkentros
ek- [out of] * see ecto-
ek- [向外] *参见 ecto-
kentron [center] from kentein [to prick] * see kent-
kentron [中心] 源自 kentein [刺孔] *参见 kent-

【引伸】
eccen.trically
adv.（副词）