offbeat

名词 n. 形容词 adj.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The beats not normally accented in a measure.
    — The congregation clapped along on the offbeat.
  2. An unconventional person, someone who does not follow the beat, who chooses not to conform. slang
    — No one dignified such offbeats by responding to their outcries. Today, the "knockers of progress" have become a force that cannot be ignored.
形容词 adj.
  1. Unusual; unconventional; not ordinary.
    — He has such an offbeat sense of humor that hardly anyone finds his jokes amusing.

词形变化

offbeats plural off-beat alternative off beat alternative more offbeat comparative most offbeat superlative off-beat alternative off beat alternative

词源

词源 1
From off- + beat; not following the beat (e.g., of a drum that sounds out cadence).
词源 2
From off- + beat; not following the beat (e.g., of a drum that sounds out cadence).
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