alt-
prefix
uk/ɒlt/us/ɑːlt/abbreviationforalternative: used toformnounsoradjectivesto refer to things that are notusualortypicalexamplesoftheirkind, and that often have anenthusiasticgroupofpeoplewhosupportthem:
有别于传统的，另类的（alternative 的缩写）Helistensto ahipmixof alt-rock.他听一种嘻哈与另类摇滚混合的音乐。
- The secondalbumby this Vancouverquintetrevealsa moreinventivespinon alt-country.
- On hisalbumhecombinesthe alt-classical Arke String Quartet with anorthIndianclassicalbandandScottishpipers.
- The “alt-left”providesamirrorimageof the alt-right: the sameloathingof Clinton,rejectionof “identitypolitics,” anditchfor areckoning.
- Another 20percentof themarketwas taken up by theso-called"Alt- A"sector, whichincludesaragbagofalternativemortgageproducts.
Unique and unusual
- accidental
- alternative
- be marked out assomethingidiom
- be one of a kindidiom
- be out in left fieldidiom
- incongruous
- inimitable
- irreplaceable
- larger than lifeidiom
- magical
- quaintly
- quaintness
- quirkiness
- quirky
- random
- uniquely
- unmatchable
- unmatched
- unparalleled
- unrivalled