non-typical
adjective (also nontypical) uk/ˌnɒnˈtɪp.ɪ.kəl/ us/ˌnɑːnˈtɪp.ɪ.kəl/
非典型的
not having all the characteristics that you would usually expect from a particular group of things
This is a non-typical problem that requires a novel approach to resolve it.
Their family set-up was non-typical and so attracted some negative comments from less tolerant neighbours. 他们的家庭结构比较独特,因此招来了一些不太宽容的邻居的负面评论。
Synonym: atypical
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- He had presented with non-typical symptoms and so it had taken a while to diagnose the disease.
- She favours a decidedly nontypical approach to chairing meetings, which has proved to be very popular.
- Staging the show in a non-typical venue like the old railway station posed numerous problems.