anomaly
noun /əˈnɒməli/
/əˈnɑːməli/
[countable, uncountable] (plural anomalies)
- anomaly (in something) a thing, situation, etc. that is different from what is normal or expected
异常事物；反常现象 - the many anomalies in the tax system
税制中的许多破格现象 - the apparent anomaly that those who produced the wealth, the workers, were the poorest
创造财富的工人最贫穷这一明显不正常现象 - There are areas of anomaly in the report.
报告中有不正常的地方。
- The contradictions and anomalies in the old scheme were obvious.
旧方案中的矛盾和异常是显而易见的。 - The existing law is full of loopholes and anomalies.
现行法律有很多漏洞和不足。 - He argued that Parliament should remove the anomaly that no member could be imprisoned for debt.
他主张议会应该废除议员不能因债务问题被拘禁的不合理规定。
词源late 16th cent.: via Latin from Greek anōmalia, from anōmalos, from an- ‘not’ + homalos ‘even’. - the many anomalies in the tax system