大学英语：熟词僻义Odd/Odds

【熟义熟性】a.奇怪的，奇特的 【近义词】strange

【例句】 Odd though it sounds, cosmic inflation is a scientifically plausible consequence of some respected ideas in elementary particle physics, and many astrophysicists have been convinced for the better part of a decade that it is true. [1998年翻译]

【典型译文】宇宙膨胀说虽然听似奇特，但在科学上是似乎可信的结论，因为它是基本粒子物理学中一些公认的理论推理而来的。许多天体物理学家近十年来一直确信这一论说是正确的。

【僻义熟性之一】a.临时的，不固定的

【近义词】temporary

【例句】 Left, until now, to odd, low-level IT staff to put right, and seen as a concern only of data-rich industries such as banking, telecoms and air travel, information protection is now high on the boss’s agenda in businesses of every variety. [2007年阅读Text4]

【典型译文】信息保护过去一直是临时的、低级的信息技术员的工作，并且只被诸如银行、电信、航空这类拥有大量数据的行业所关注，而现在却高高列在各行业老板的日程表上。

【僻义熟性之二】a.奇数的，不成对的 【反义词】even

【例】an odd shoe.一只不成对的鞋

【僻义僻性】odds. n.可能性，概率

【例句】 Even demographics are working against the middle class family, as the odds of having a weak elderly parent &ndash and all the attendant need for physical and financial assistance &ndash have jumped eightfold in just one generation. [2007年阅读Text3]