| 单词 |
counter-intuitive |
| 释义 |
ˌcounter-inˈtuitive, a.
[counter- 10 a.]
Contrary to intuition; that is opposed to or not what would be expected intuitively; apparently improbable. Also, that acts or responds in such a way.
1955N. Chomsky Logical Struct. Linguistic Theory (microfilm, Mass. Inst. Technol.) 17 If we construct linguistic theory in such a way that the grammar can present a phrase structure for every sentence directly..then this counter-intuitive analysis of (25) as analogous to (26) will follow. 1964Amer. Philos. Q. I. 258/2 The formulas offered by Day lead to results so counter-intuitive that they had best be called simply false. 1970Times 9 Mar. 25/5 The point of this story is not to enter into a discussion of urban renewal policies but to illustrate what Forrester sees as a main characteristic of complex systems: that they are counter-intuitive; that they display complicated — and probably unpredictable — response patterns to simple system or input changes. 1979Sci. Amer. Apr. 134/3 At first the effect of the dimples seems counterintuitive because the dimpling surely also increases the skin-friction drag. 1985Brit. Med. Jrnl 1 June 1647/1 This simple claim that all sentient beings are morally equivalent is highly counterintuitive.
Hence, counter-intuitively adv.
1974Nature 20 Dec. 732/2 Perhaps counter-intuitively, the regular columnar organisation seemed to assist in the appreciation of the illusion. |
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