counterintuitive /ˌkaʊntɚrɪnˈtuːwətɪv/ Brit /ˌkaʊntərɪnˈtjuːətɪv/ adjective /ˌkaʊntɚrɪnˈtuːwətɪv/ Brit /ˌkaʊntərɪnˈtjuːətɪv/
adjective
Learner's definition of COUNTERINTUITIVE
[more counterintuitive; most counterintuitive] formal
: different from what you would expect : not agreeing with what seems right or natural反直觉的;与直觉相反的 -
It may seem counterintuitive, but we do burn calories when we are sleeping.人在睡眠时依然要燃烧卡路里,这好像有悖直觉,但的确如此。
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counterintuitive results与直觉相反的结果