aberration
aberration
[ˌabəˈreɪʃ(ə)n]
noun
aberrational
adjective
语源
[ˌabəˈreɪʃ(ə)n]
noun
- a departure from what is normal, usual, or expected, typically one that is unwelcome
（对正常、一般或预期情况的）偏离，偏差
they described the outbreak of violence in the area as an aberration.
他们将这一地区出现的暴力行为描述为异常现象。
■a person whose beliefs or behaviour are unusual or unacceptable
信仰（或行为）异常的人
evil men are an aberration.
邪恶之徒是行为异常的人。
■a departure from someone's usual moral character or mental ability, typically for the worse
精神失常
I see these activities as some kind of mental aberration.
我认为这些行为是某种精神失常。
■(Biology)a characteristic that deviates from the normal type
(生)（偏离常规类型的）畸变，变型
colour aberrations.
色差。
■(Optics)the failure of rays to converge at one focus because of a defect in a lens or mirror
(光学)像差
■(Astronomy)the apparent displacement of a celestial object from its true position, caused by the relative motion of the observer and the object
(天文)光行差
aberrational
adjective
语源
- late 16th cent.: from Latin aberratio(n-), from aberrare 'to stray' (see aberrant)
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