unwonted
unwonted 英 [ʌnˈwəʊntɪd] 美 [ʌnˈwoʊntɪd]
adj. 不习惯的;不寻常的;少有的
- Unwonted is a pretty old-fashioned word now, meaning something unusual or out of the ordinary. Nowadays, unwonted is a pretty unwonted word itself.
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- adj. 不习惯的;不寻常的;少有的
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1. With Hareton the resemblance is carried further: it is singular at all times, then it was particularly striking; because his senses were alert, and his mental faculties wakened to unwonted activity.
至于哈里顿,那份模样就更进一步相似:这在任何时候都是显著的,这时更特别显著;因为他的感觉正锐敏,他的智力正在觉醒到非常活跃的地步。
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2. Little Pearl's unwonted mood of sentiment lasted no longer; she laughed, and went capering down the hall, so airily, that old Mr. Wilson raised a question whether even her tiptoes touched the floor.
小珠儿这种不寻常的温情脉脉到此为止,她放声笑着,朝大厅另一头轻捷地蹦跳而去,威尔逊老先生甚至怀疑,她的脚尖是否触到了地板。
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3. The old gray wall began to advertise a similar fiery lettering to the first, with a strange and unwonted mien, as if distressed at duties it had never before been called upon to perform.
在那面古老的灰色墙壁上,他又开始写上了和先前一样强烈的警示人的醒目字句,看上去既奇怪又不同寻常,这面墙以前从来没有让人写上什么,现在被写上了字,它仿佛有些痛苦。
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