用法パターン:
[something] is odd
It seems odd that he didn’t call back.
Furcsa, hogy nem hívott vissza.
She has some odd habits, like talking to her plants.
Van néhány furcsa szokása, például beszél a növényeihez.
There was an odd smell coming from the kitchen.
I found it odd that the store was closed so early.
学習者向け例文
It is odd to see snow in April.
Furcsa áprilisban havat látni.
He has an odd hat.
Furcsa kalapja van.
The room feels odd without the table.
よくある間違い:
Learners sometimes confuse 'odd' with 'even' when talking about numbers; context should make clear if the meaning is about strangeness or mathematics.
コロケーション
odd behavior
|odd feeling
|odd situation
|odd coincidence
類義語
strange (More general; can be neutral or negative depending on context.)
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peculiar (Often suggests something is strange in a unique or distinctive way.)
対義語
normal (Describes something usual and expected.)
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ordinary (Indicates something common and unremarkable.)
テーマ
daily life
|emotions
|core_vocabulary
定義
Not normal or usual; strange in a way you notice.
Different from what is normal or expected, often in a way that attracts attention.
Seven is an odd number.
A hét páratlan szám.
All the odd numbers are on one side of the street.
A páratlan házszámok mind az utca egyik oldalán vannak.
The sum of two odd numbers is even.
学習者向け例文
Three is an odd number.
A három páratlan szám.
Nine is odd.
A kilenc páratlan.
よくある間違い:
Learners may confuse 'odd' meaning 'strange' with 'odd' meaning 'not divisible by two'. Context and subject matter help clarify.
類義語
non-even (Technical term meaning not even; rarely used in everyday speech.)
対義語
even (A number divisible by two without a remainder.)
テーマ
mathematics
|education
定義
A number that cannot be divided by two without a remainder.
(Of a whole number) not able to be divided evenly by two.
用法パターン:
[number] odd [unit]
She worked there for twenty-odd years.
Bő húsz évig dolgozott ott.
We walked fifty-odd miles during the trip.
Bő ötven mérföldet gyalogoltunk az út során.
There were a hundred-odd people at the event.
学習者向け例文
I have lived here for ten-odd years.
Bő tíz éve élek itt.
He ran twenty-odd kilometers.
Bő húsz kilométert futott.
There are thirty-odd students in the class.
よくある間違い:
Learners may think 'odd' here means strange, but in this context it refers to an approximate quantity slightly above the stated number.
コロケーション
twenty-odd years
|fifty-odd miles
類義語
plus (Used after a number to mean slightly more, but less common in this specific usage.)
テーマ
daily life
|core_vocabulary
定義
A little more than a round number.
Slightly more than a particular number, but not enough to reach the next whole unit.
I found an odd sock in the drawer.
Találtam egy pár nélküli zoknit a fiókban.
There are some odd cups that don’t match the rest.
Van néhány, a többihez nem illő csésze.
He wore an odd pair of shoes by mistake.
学習者向け例文
I have an odd shoe.
Van egy cipőm, amelynek nincs meg a párja.
This is an odd plate without a pair.
Ez egy pár nélküli tányér.
She wore odd socks today.
意味
Not part of a matching set
コロケーション
odd sock
|odd glove
類義語
unmatched (Directly describes something lacking its pair or set.)
対義語
matching (Belonging to or forming part of a pair or set.)
テーマ
daily life
|daily_life
|core_vocabulary
定義
Not having its matching thing; single or left over.
Not part of a pair or set; unmatched.