Freak of nature的意思
<p>分享一个知识点：</p><p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> “<span word="freak">freak</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="nature">nature</span>” <span word="as">as</span> <span word="in">in</span>: “<span word="Yao">Yao</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="freak">freak</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="nature">nature</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="height">height</span>, <span word="having">having</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="agility">agility</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="impressive">impressive</span>.”</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Yao">Yao</span> <span word="Ming">Ming</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="unusual">unusual</span>.</p><p><span word="That">That</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="understatement">understatement</span>, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="course">course</span>. <span word="A">A</span> “<span word="freak">freak</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="nature">nature</span>” <span word="is">is</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="unusual">unusual</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="unusual">unusual</span>, <span word="abnormal">abnormal</span>, <span word="strange">strange</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sometimes">sometimes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="point">point</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="frightening">frightening</span>. <span word="Do">Do</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="phrase">phrase</span> “<span word="freak">freak</span> <span word="out">out</span>”? <span word="For">For</span> <span word="example">example</span>: “<span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dark">dark</span>, <span word="my">my</span> <span word="hand">hand</span> <span word="inadvertently">inadvertently</span> <span word="touched">touched</span> <span word="upon">upon</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="head">head</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="snake">snake</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="freaked">freaked</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="out">out</span>.” <span word="That">That</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="idea">idea</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="freakish">freakish</span>.</p><p><span word="Referring">Referring</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="animal">animal</span>, “<span word="freak">freak</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="nature">nature</span>” <span word="describes">describes</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="physically">physically</span> <span word="strange">strange</span>. “<span word="The">The</span> <span word="lamb">lamb</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="freak">freak</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="nature">nature</span>”, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="instance">instance</span>, “<span word="because">because</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="tails">tails</span>”.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="example">example</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="top">top</span>, <span word="Yao">Yao</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="described">described</span>, <span word="favorably">favorably</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="case">case</span>, <span word="as">as</span> “<span word="a">a</span> <span word="freak">freak</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="nature">nature</span>” <span word="because">because</span> <span word="he">he</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="yet">yet</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="agile">agile</span>. <span word="Most">Most</span> <span word="giants">giants</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="move">move</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="swiftly">swiftly</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Yao">Yao</span> <span word="can">can</span>, <span word="not">not</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="mention">mention</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="skills">skills</span> <span word="Yao">Yao</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="basketball">basketball</span> <span word="player">player</span>.</p><p><span word="Freak">Freak</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="nature">nature</span>, <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="way">way</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="decidedly">decidedly</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="human">human</span> <span word="concept">concept</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="definitely">definitely</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="naturalist">naturalist</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="point">point</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="view">view</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="mean">mean</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="you">you</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="real">real</span> <span word="naturalist">naturalist</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="understand">understand</span> <span word="that">that</span> “<span word="freak">freak</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="nature">nature</span>” <span word="is">is</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="oxymoron">oxymoron</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="there">there</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="thing">thing</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="freak">freak</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="nature">nature</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="mean">mean</span>, <span word="nature">nature</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="innately">innately</span> <span word="freakish">freakish</span> – <span word="random">random</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="capricious">capricious</span>, <span word="come">come</span> <span word="rain">rain</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="shine">shine</span>. <span word="Call">Call</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="torpedo">torpedo</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="cyclone">cyclone</span>, <span word="typhoon">typhoon</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="tropical">tropical</span> <span word="storm">storm</span>, <span word="nature">nature</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="freakish">freakish</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="miraculous">miraculous</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="like">like</span>. <span word="To">To</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="human">human</span> <span word="mind">mind</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="storm">storm</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="freakish">freakish</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="humans">humans</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="formed">formed</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="strange">strange</span> <span word="idea">idea</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="normalcy">normalcy</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="eyes">eyes</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="naturalist">naturalist</span>, <span word="everything">everything</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="unique">unique</span>, <span word="normal">normal</span>, <span word="miraculous">miraculous</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="wonderful">wonderful</span>.</p>
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