一反常态 meaning in English
depart from one's normal behavior; be contrary to the way one usually behaves; be [act] out of character; change all of a sudden; contrary to one's usual practice; make a switch; not to be oneself; not to be one's usual self; reverse one's previous stand; suddenly change one's attitude towards
Examples
- They went out of the way to be hospitable .
他们一反常态地显得殷勤好客。 - He was uncharacteristically crisp and businesslike .
他一反常态，变得爽直明快了。 - Uncharacteristically, andrew appeared to have a closed mind .
安德鲁一反常态，显得成见很深。 - The moon shone tonight, and its light was not of a customary kind .
今夜月光如水，那亮光一反常态。 - In those circumstances nixon reversed his attitude toward my growing celebrity .
在这种情况下，尼克松对我的声名鹊起完全一反常态。