🇬🇧🇨🇳 anomaly - 异常 : English Lesson
noun
Meaning of "anomaly" ("异常"), detailed definition, and a short video lesson below.
An anomaly is something that is very different from what normally happens, so it sticks out like a weird, surprising oddball in the middle of everything ordinary.
On the spelling test, my name was the only word I spelled right, which my teacher called an encouraging anomaly.
Our family usually arrives late, so us being early to the party was such an anomaly that the host checked the calendar.
My hair sticks up every morning, so the day it was perfectly flat was a mysterious anomaly.
In a class photo of smiling kids, my brother picking his nose was the one shining anomaly.
Our math quiz normally has numbers, so the one that asked, “Explain why pizza is amazing” was a delicious anomaly.
The gardener found an anomaly: a blue rose among red ones. The anomaly stopped his hands. He expected red, not this anomaly. Neighbors called it an anomaly; children pointed at the anomaly and squealed. The gardener held the small anomaly, smiled, planted it in a glass jar and felt a small, warm joy.
🧑🎓 CEFR Level: C2 Proficient
This word is at the C2 level, which means it represents the highest mastery of English. It’s often used in specialized or highly formal contexts and helps you communicate with precision and subtlety, much like a native speaker.
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