考研英语熟词僻义是考察的形式之一，有些熟词僻义出现频率高，大家必须要掌握。特别整理如下，希望2020考生注意： 　　【熟义熟性】a.奇怪的，奇特的 【近义词】strange 　　【真题例句】 Odd though it sounds, cosc inflation is a scientifically plausible consequence of some respected ideas in elementary particle physics, and many astrophysicists have been convinced for the better part of a decade that it is true. [1998年翻译] 　　【经典译文】宇宙膨胀说虽然听似奇特，但在科学上是似乎可信的结论，因为它是基本粒子物中一些公认的理论推理而来的。许多天体物理学家近十年来一直确信这一论说是正确的。 　　【僻义熟性之一】a.临时的，不固定的 　　【近义词】temporary 　　【真题例句】 Left, until now, to odd, low-level IT staff to put right, and seen as a concern only of data-rich industries such as banking, telecoms and air travel, information protection is now high on the boss’s agenda in businesses of every variety. [2007年阅读Text4] 【经典译文】信息保护过去一直是临时的、低级的信息技术员的工作，并且只被诸如银行、电信、航空这类拥有大量数据的行业所关注，而现在却高高列在各行业老板的日程表上。

　　【僻义熟性之二】a.奇数的，不成对的 【反义词】even 　　【例】an odd shoe.一只不成对的鞋 【僻义僻性】odds. n.可能性，概率 　　【真题例句】 Even demographics are working against the middle class family, as the odds of having a weak elderly parent – and all the attendant need for physical and financial assistance – have jumped eightfold in just one generation. [2007年阅读Text3]