單字講座 23：bizarre (adj)/ bazaar (n)
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近來社會上似乎瀰漫著騷動紛擾的氛圍。「5 億高中生之死」、「im.B 詐騙」、「小五生共謀毒害同學」等案件接連而來，劇情超展開，令人匪夷所思。寫到這，腦中不禁浮現 "bizarre" 這單字。bazaar 和 bizarre 發音和拼字很相似，一起介紹吧！
▍bizarre (adj) 古怪的 = weird / peculiar / odd
▶ 例 1：據說這名史丹佛大學的教授接受了國防部委託，調查幽浮引發軍人腦損傷致死的古怪案件。
The Stanford professor was allegedly tasked by the Defense Department to look into bizarre cases of troops dying due to UFO-inflicted brain injuries.
▍bazaar (n) 市集 / 義賣
bazaar 源自波斯語，意指「市集」。被義大利人採用後，傳入了歐洲，然後被收進英文字典。
▶ 例 1：我習慣來這個市集採買生活雜貨。市集狹窄的街道兩側盡是新鮮農產和熟食攤位。
I am used to going grocery shopping to this bazaar -- a narrow street with all sorts of fresh produce and food stalls on either side.
▶ 例 2：我們舉辦為期兩天的義賣，替地震災民募款。
The two-day bazaar was held to raise funds for the earthquake victims.
