表达 “march to the beat of a different drum” 的字面意思是 “踏着不同的鼓点前进”，它实际用来指 “某人不遵守社会规范，独树一帜、标新立异”。这个表达也可以被说成 “march to the beat of a different drummer”，意思不变。

例句
That man shaved half of his beard off, so he only has hair on one side of his face. He marches to the beat of a different drum.
那个男人剃掉了一半胡子，只留了半边脸的胡须。他真是标新立异！

Wang Qiang didn’t use to wear a tie to job interviews. It’s possibly why he never got a job – he marches to the beat of a different drummer.
王强以前面试时不打领带。这可能就是他从未找到过工作的原因，他太独具一格了。

Cassandra marches to the beat of a different drum. She dyed her hair pink and really expresses her own opinion. I really admire her.
卡桑德拉非常标新立异。她把头发染成了粉红色，而且直言不讳地表达自己的观点。我真佩服她。