unconventional
UK/ʌnkən'venʃ(ə)n(ə)l/US/.ʌnkәn'venʃәnl/
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Definitions
adj.
Not following accepted customs or usual ways; original
非传统的，不落俗套的
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedun-not, reversal
+
conventionaltogether, with
=unconventional
un- (not) + conventional = "not following the usual customs." Often positive in tone — an unconventional approach is fresh and creative, not merely odd.
Common Collocations
- 1.unconventional approach非常规方法
- 2.unconventional methods非传统手段
- 3.unconventional lifestyle非传统的生活方式
- 4.highly unconventional非常另类
Example Sentences
- 1.
Her unconventional teaching style won the students over.
- 2.
They took an unconventional route to success.