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
Extra ExamplesIn 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。
Oxford Collocations DictionaryDeviant is used with these nouns:- behaviour
Word Originlate Middle English: from late Latin deviant- ‘turning out of the way’, from the verb deviare, from de- ‘away from’ + via ‘way’.