Question of the Day #1271

The Endless Potential Of The Pedal Steel Guitar, An Odd Duck By Any Measure

From the headline of this article at NPR.org.

  上記の文で、odd duckの意味は？
In the sentence above, what does "odd duck" mean?

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解答

意味：
英辞郎によると、

《an ～》変わり者、変人

問題の見出しにあるように人間以外にも使えることに注意してください。（例文参照）


 

Answer

According to The Free Dictionary:

A rather unusual, strange, or peculiar person.

   

Examples

1. His new girlfriend is nice enough, but she's a bit of an odd duck, don't you think?
2. "Oh, sure, I remember him from when I was a kid," [Lynn] Hewlett says. "… He was always aloof. Wouldn't speak to anyone. He was an odd duck. …" — Mel White
3. Mikasa Callie Mikasa Callie Bone China 12 Piece Dinnerware Set, Service for 4 in White $120 $78 Amazon The Mikasa Callie dishware set is a bit of an odd duck. —Tom Mylan, Bon Appétit, 26 Feb. 2025
4. Italia is an odd duck, both the story’s voice of conscience and a source of comic relief, a figure of fun and possibility. —Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 28 Mar. 2024
5. Apple In the pantheon of Macintosh, there are odd ducks, then there is the Macintosh XL. —Benj Edwards, Ars Technica, 24 Jan. 2024

   

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