English Dictionary

eccentric

IPA（発音記号）

/ɪkˈsɛntɹɪk/

名詞

俗語

One who does not behave like others. / (slang) A kook; a person of bizarre habits or beliefs. / (geometry) A circle not having the same centre as another.

日本語の意味

他の人と同じように振る舞わない人。風変わりな人、変わり者。 / （スラング）奇人、風変わりな習慣や信念を持つ人。 / （幾何学）他のものと中心が一致しない円。

My neighbor is an eccentric who rides a unicycle to work every day.

私の隣人は毎日一輪車で通勤する変わり者です。

意味（1）

One who does not behave like others.

A tiny, feisty woman who always spoke her mind, Charlotte was an eccentric in the wonderful way that some women from the last century were natural eccentrics.

意味（2）

(slang) A kook; a person of bizarre habits or beliefs.

意味（3）

(geometry) A circle not having the same centre as another.

意味（4）

(engineering) A disk or wheel with its axis off centre, giving a reciprocating motion.

The position of the eccentrics which is necessary to make the pistons drive the engine forward must be directly the reverse of that which would cause them to drive the engine backwards. To be able, therefore, to reverse the motion of the engine, it would only be necessary to be able to reverse the position of the eccentrics, which may be accomplished by either of two expedients.

意味（5）

(physiology) An exercise that goes against or in the opposite direction of contraction of a muscle.

Research tells us that eccentrics, heavy partials, and static exercise may require several days or weeks of recovery time.

eccentrics （ plural ）