deviant
adjective /ˈdiːviənt/
/ˈdiːviənt/
- different from what most people consider to be normal and acceptable
不正常的；异常的；偏离常轨的 - deviant behaviour/sexuality
偏常行为／性行为
- In the case of sex crimes newspapers typically focus on the criminal and deviant character of the accused.
在性犯罪案件中，报纸通常关注被告的犯罪和越轨行为。 - Not all deviant behaviour is criminal.
偏常行为不一定就是犯罪。 - Self-assertive behaviour was labelled as dangerous, anti-social and deviant.
自信的行为被认为是危险的、反社会的和不正常的。 - Such practices were regarded as sexually deviant.
这种做法被认为是性越轨。 - The author discusses the images of deviant women in folklore and myth.
作者讨论了民间传说和神话中离经叛道的女性形象。
Collocations DictionaryDeviant is used with these nouns:- behaviour
词源late Middle English: from late Latin deviant- ‘turning out of the way’, from the verb deviare, from de- ‘away from’ + via ‘way’. - deviant behaviour/sexuality