eccentric

風変わりな、奇抜な

行動や物事のやり方が普通と違い、少し変わっている。

やさしい英語で： Behaving or doing things in an unusual, slightly strange way.

• My uncle is rather eccentric.
• She has some eccentric ideas about food.
• His eccentric habits amused his neighbors.

類義語： odd, unconventional, quirky

反対語： conventional

よく使う表現： an eccentric person, eccentric behavior, eccentric habits

離心率の高い、楕円形の

完全な円ではなく、楕円の形をしている。

やさしい英語で： Having an oval shape rather than being a perfect circle.

• The comet follows an eccentric orbit.
• Its eccentric path brings it close to the sun.
• Some moons have highly eccentric orbits.

類義語： elliptical

反対語： circular

よく使う表現： an eccentric orbit, a highly eccentric orbit, an eccentric path

偏心した、中心からずれた

物の中心からずれた位置にある。

やさしい英語で： Placed away from the center of something.

• The wheel has an eccentric hole.
• An eccentric shaft makes the plate move sideways.
• The disk's eccentric position causes uneven rotation.

類義語： off-center

反対語： central

よく使う表現： an eccentric shaft, an eccentric position, an eccentric hole

変わり者、奇人

習慣や行動が普通と違い、少し変わっている人。

やさしい英語で： A person whose habits or behavior are unusual and slightly strange.

• Everyone knew him as an eccentric.
• A local eccentric built a house from bottles.
• The club attracted artists and eccentrics.

類義語： oddity, oddball

よく使う表現： a local eccentric, a harmless eccentric, a wealthy eccentric

偏心円

別の円と中心の位置が異なる円。

やさしい英語で： A circle whose center is different from the center of another circle.

• Draw an eccentric inside the larger circle.
• The diagram shows an eccentric with a different center.
• These eccentrics have equal radii but different centers.

よく使う表現： an inner eccentric, draw an eccentric, an eccentric circle