bizarre

bizarre — adjective

1. so different from what people normally see, hear, or expect that it feels surpri

1.形容詞B2
釋義

so different from what people normally see, hear, or expect that it feels surprising and difficult to explain.

例句

Marcus told us a bizarre story about a fish falling from the sky.

predicative-style narrative noun: a bizarre story

Lina wore a bizarre hat made of plastic spoons to the school party.

attributive: a bizarre + concrete noun

同義詞
  • weird

    more informal; everyday speech

  • strange

    weaker; covers a wider range of mildly unfamiliar things

  • outlandish

    emphasises being foreign-seeming or wildly unconventional

  • surreal

    suggests a dream-like quality, as if not real

反義詞
  • ordinary

    describes things you see every day

  • normal

    fits the usual pattern people expect

用法筆記

Stronger than 'strange' or 'unusual' — implies the thing feels almost hard to believe. Often modified by intensifiers such as 'quite', 'rather', 'utterly', 'truly'. Frequently used predicatively after 'seem', 'feel', 'find', or in the pattern 'it is bizarre that…'.

常見錯誤

❌I felt very bizarre after the long flight.
✅I felt very strange after the long flight.
💡'bizarre' describes things or events that seem odd to others, not how a person feels inside.
❌Her dress was a little bizarre.
✅Her dress was a little unusual.
💡'bizarre' is a strong word, so soft modifiers like 'a little' or 'slightly' sound odd; use 'quite', 'rather', or 'truly' instead.