extraordinary
adjective/ɪkˈstrɔːrdəneri/
Слово англійською: extraordinary
Переклад extraordinary українською: надзвича́йний, е́кстрений, позачерго́вий
Детальний опис
- unexpected, surprising or strange synonym incredible
- What an extraordinary thing to say!
- The president took the extraordinary step of apologizing publicly for his behaviour!
- We are a normal family dealing with extraordinary circumstances.
- it is extraordinary that… It's extraordinary that he managed to sleep through the party.
- it is extraordinary how… It is extraordinary how little evidence supports this view.
- not normal or ordinary; greater or better than usual
- an extraordinary achievement
- She was a truly extraordinary woman.
- They went to extraordinary lengths to explain their behaviour.
- The film tells the extraordinary story of two people struggling to survive in the Arctic.
- The response from the public has been quite extraordinary.
- [only before noun] (formal) (of a meeting, etc.) arranged for a special purpose and happening in addition to what normally or regularly happens
- An extraordinary meeting was held to discuss the problem.
- The ruling Socialist Party held an extraordinary congress in July, two months before the annual congress.
- (following nouns) (specialist) (of an official) employed for a special purpose in addition to the usual staff
- an envoy extraordinary
Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin extraordinarius, from extra ordinem ‘outside the normal course of events’.