<p>常识=common sense</p>

<p>反常识==incredible</p>

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cauckf
<p>Google result for 反常识的 is "unconventional". It doesn't seem  to fit the description in the context you described.</p>

<p>I think the word you are looking for is [ "<strong>inconceivable</strong>" <em>(adj): beyond reason, belief</em> ] - implies a finding seemingly defies the law of physic or conventional believes</p>

<p>"inconceivable" in Chinese is 不可思議; 無法想像</p>

<p>Side note:</p>

<p><em>If an experiment's result seemingly defies the law of physic, the most likely cause would be: 1. Mistakes were made during the experiment. 2. Someone forged the result 3. The previous notion was wrong.</em></p>

<p><strong>Edit</strong> (add from my comment):</p>

<p>反" contains the meaning of 'to counter' . Therefore, someone think "Counter-intuitive" contains the word 'counter' must be the right answer and my answer suggested giving up the phrase "反常识的" and use "不可思議" or "無法想像" to describe "a surprising and unusual phenomenon" . Actually "counter-intuitive" is not much different from "unconventional"- meaning something that is not conventionally done or intuitively thought </p>

<p>For example: A green button instead of a red button activate self-destruct command is 'counter-intuitive' because we usually label dangerous function with the color red. I would translate 'counter-intuitive' as "違反直覺的" and "<strong>反常识的</strong>" as "<strong>against common sense</strong>" </p>

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I don't understand why this answet is downvoted.
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@Nathan Explosion  "反" contains the meaning of 'to counter' .  Therefore, someone think  "Counter-intuitive" contains the word  'counter' must be the right answer and my answer suggested giving up  the phrase "反常识的" and use "不可思議" or  "無法想像" to describe "a surprising and unusual phenomenon" . Actually "counter-intuitive" is the same as "unconventional"- meaning something that is not conventionally done or intuitively thought
Tang Ho
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Now I added "against common sense"  as the translation of "反常识的" , Since  反 also contain the meaning of "against". I hope that satisfies someone's need for literal translation
Tang Ho
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Tang Ho
<p>I think you mean "Counterintuitive".</p>

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<p>How to properly translate <code>反常识的</code> to English in academic writing? I want to express a surprising and unusual phenomenon that shouldn't appear in an experiment, which is not expected and against the physical principle.</p>

<p>For example,</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>However, it is quite <code>反常识的</code> that the performance of A is .... blah...</p>
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How to say 反常识的 in English?
# How to say 反常识的 in English?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2019-07-02)

How to properly translate `反常识的` to English in academic writing? I want to express a surprising and unusual phenomenon that shouldn't appear in an experiment, which is not expected and against the physical principle.

For example,

> However, it is quite `反常识的` that the performance of A is .... blah...

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## 3 answers

### Answer by username_3 on 2019-07-02. Score: 5 | Accepted answer

I think you mean "Counterintuitive".


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### Answer by username_1 on 2019-07-03. Score: 0

常识=common sense

反常识==incredible


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### Answer by username_2 on 2019-07-02. Score: 0

Google result for 反常识的 is "unconventional". It doesn't seem to fit the description in the context you described.

I think the word you are looking for is [ "**inconceivable**" *(adj): beyond reason, belief* ] - implies a finding seemingly defies the law of physic or conventional believes

"inconceivable" in Chinese is 不可思議; 無法想像

Side note:

*If an experiment's result seemingly defies the law of physic, the most likely cause would be: 1. Mistakes were made during the experiment. 2. Someone forged the result 3. The previous notion was wrong.*

**Edit** (add from my comment):

反" contains the meaning of 'to counter' . Therefore, someone think "Counter-intuitive" contains the word 'counter' must be the right answer and my answer suggested giving up the phrase "反常识的" and use "不可思議" or "無法想像" to describe "a surprising and unusual phenomenon" . Actually "counter-intuitive" is not much different from "unconventional"- meaning something that is not conventionally done or intuitively thought

For example: A green button instead of a red button activate self-destruct command is 'counter-intuitive' because we usually label dangerous function with the color red. I would translate 'counter-intuitive' as "違反直覺的" and "**反常识的**" as "**against common sense**"

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: I don't understand why this answet is downvoted.  
> **username_2**: @Nathan Explosion  "反" contains the meaning of 'to counter' .  Therefore, someone think  "Counter-intuitive" contains the word  'counter' must be the right answer and my answer suggested giving up  the phrase "反常识的" and use "不可思議" or  "無法想像" to describe "a surprising and unusual phenomenon" . Actually "counter-intuitive" is the same as "unconventional"- meaning something that is not conventionally done or intuitively thought  
> **username_2**: Now I added "against common sense"  as the translation of "反常识的" , Since  反 also contain the meaning of "against". I hope that satisfies someone's need for literal translation  

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