- 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。
Extra ExamplesThe 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。
Word Originlate 16th cent.: via Latin from Greek anōmalia, from anōmalos, from an- ‘not’ + homalos ‘even’.