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odd
/ˈɑd/
(
a
.)奇數的,單數的;單只的,不成對的;臨時的,不固定的;帶零頭的,餘的;奇特的
From:
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odd
奇
From:
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Odd
a.
[
Compar.
Odder
superl.
Oddest
.]
1.
Not
paired
with
another
,
or
remaining
over
after
a
pairing
;
without
a
mate
;
unmatched
;
single
;
as
,
an
odd
shoe
;
an
odd
glove
.
2.
Not
divisible
by
2
without
a
remainder
;
not
capable
of
being
evenly
paired
,
one
unit
with
another
;
as
, 1, 3, 7, 9, 11,
etc
.,
are
odd
numbers
.
I
hope
good
luck
lies
in
odd
numbers
.
--
Shak
.
3.
Left
over
after
a
definite
round
number
has
been
taken
or
mentioned
;
indefinitely
,
but
not
greatly
,
exceeding
a
specified
number
;
extra
.
Sixteen
hundred
and
odd
years
after
the
earth
was
made
,
it
was
destroyed
in
a
deluge
.
--
T
.
Burnet
.
There
are
yet
missing
of
your
company
Some
few
odd
lads
that
you
remember
not
. --
Shak
.
4.
Remaining
over
;
unconnected
;
detached
;
fragmentary
;
hence
,
occasional
;
inconsiderable
;
as
,
odd
jobs
;
odd
minutes
;
odd
trifles
.
5.
Different
from
what
is
usual
or
common
;
unusual
;
singular
;
peculiar
;
unique
;
strange
.
“An
odd
action.”
--
Shak
.
“An
odd
expression.”
Syn:
--
extraordinary
;
queer
.
The
odd
man
,
to
perform
all
things
perfectly
,
is
,
in
my
poor
opinion
,
Joannes
Sturmius
.
--
Ascham
.
Patients
have
sometimes
coveted
odd
things
.
--
Arbuthnot
.
Locke's
Essay
would
be
a
very
odd
book
for
a
man
to
make
himself
master
of
,
who
would
get
a
reputation
by
critical
writings
.
--
Spectator
.
Syn:
--
Quaint
;
unmatched
;
singular
;
unusual
;
extraordinary
;
strange
;
queer
;
eccentric
;
whimsical
;
fantastical
;
droll
;
comical
.
See
Quaint
.
Pluto
is
an
oddball
among
its
eight
sister
planets
.
It's
the
smallest
in
both
size
and
mass
,
and
has
the
most
elliptical
orbit
.
It
moves
in
a
plane
tilted
markedly
away
from
the
other
planets
'
orbits
.
Moreover
,
Pluto
is
the
only
planet
made
almost
entirely
of
ice
.
--
Ron
Cohen
(
Science
News
,
Feb
. 27, 1999,
p
. 139)
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From:
WordNet (r) 2.0
odd
adj
1:
not
divisible
by
two
[
ant
:
even
]
2:
not
easily
explained
; "
it
is
odd
that
his
name
is
never
mentioned
"
3:
an
indefinite
quantity
more
than
that
specified
; "
invited
30-odd
guests
"
4:
beyond
or
deviating
from
the
usual
or
expected
; "
a
curious
hybrid
accent
"; "
her
speech
has
a
funny
twang
"; "
they
have
some
funny
ideas
about
war
"; "
had
an
odd
name
"; "
the
peculiar
aromatic
odor
of
cloves
"; "
something
definitely
queer
about
this
town
"; "
what
a
rum
fellow
"; "
singular
behavior
" [
syn
:
curious
,
funny
,
peculiar
,
queer
,
rum
,
rummy
,
singular
]
5:
of
the
remaining
member
of
a
pair
,
of
socks
e.g. [
syn
:
unmatched
,
unmated
,
unpaired
]
6:
not
used
up
; "
leftover
meatloaf
"; "
she
had
a
little
money
left
over
so
she
went
to
a
movie
"; "
some
odd
dollars
left
"; "
saved
the
remaining
sandwiches
for
supper
";
"
unexpended
provisions
" [
syn
:
leftover
,
left over(p)
,
left(p)
,
remaining
,
unexpended
]
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