(of a person or their behaviour) unconventional and slightly strange (人或其行为、举止)不合常规的,古怪的,怪僻的 he noted her eccentric appearance. 他注意到了她古怪的样子。
(technical)not placed centrally or not having its axis or other part placed centrally (技)偏心的 a servo driving an eccentric cam. 一个驱动偏心凸轮的伺服电动机。 ■(of a circle) not centred on the same point as another (圆)不同圆心的 ■(of an orbit) not circular (天体轨道)不正圆的
noun
a person of unconventional and slightly strange views or behaviour 不合常规的人,古怪的人,怪僻的人 he enjoys a colourful reputation as an engaging eccentric. 他有一个有趣的名声——一个可爱的怪人。
a disc or wheel mounted eccentrically on a revolving shaft in order to transform rotation into backward-and-forward motion, e.g. a cam in an internal-combustion engine 偏心轮
派生 eccentrically adverb 语源
late Middle English (as a noun denoting a circle or orbit not having the earth precisely at its centre): via late Latin from Greek ekkentros, from ek 'out of' + kentron 'centre'