unwonted

🇬🇧 UK/.ʌn'wʌntid/🇺🇸 US
GREC2

Definitions

adj.

Not usual or customary; uncommon or strange

不寻常的,非惯常的

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
unnot, reversal
+
wontroot
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edto make, having
=unwonted

Common Collocations

  • 1.unwonted silence不寻常的沉默
  • 2.unwonted behavior反常行为

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    His unwonted display of emotion surprised everyone who knew him.

  • 2.

    The unwonted silence in the usually bustling market made people feel uneasy.

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