Extraordinary



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• adj. 不平常的, 格外的
• ［英］ adj. 不平常的, 格外的 ( very unusual) ]
• ［类］ 反义词: quotidian ( 平凡的) ; prosaic ( 平凡的)
• ［记］ extra ( 超过的) +ordinary ( 普通的) -> 超出普通

Webster Collegiate

adjective

• Etymology: Middle English extraordinarie, from Latin extraordinarius, from extra ordinem out of course, from extra + ordinem, accusative of ordin-, ordo order
• Date: 15th century
• 1.
  • a. going beyond what is usual, regular, or customary <extraordinary powers>
  • b. exceptional to a very marked extent <extraordinary beauty>
  • c. of a financial transaction nonrecurring
• 2. employed for or sent on a special function or service <an ambassador extraordinary>
• ? extraordinarily adverb
• ? extraordinariness noun

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