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peculiar

英 [pɪ'kjuːlɪə]美[pɪ'kjulɪɚ]
  • adj. 特殊的;独特的;奇怪的;罕见的
  • n. 特权;特有财产

英英释意


1. beyond or deviating from the usual or expected;
"a curious hybrid accent"
"her speech has a funny twang"
"they have some funny ideas about war"
"had an odd name"
"the peculiar aromatic odor of cloves"
"something definitely queer about this town"
"what a rum fellow"
"singular behavior"
2. unique or specific to a person or thing or category;
"the particular demands of the job"
"has a paraticular preference for Chinese art"
"a peculiar bond of sympathy between them"
"an expression peculiar to Canadians"
"rights peculiar to the rich"
"the special features of a computer"
"my own special chair"
3. markedly different from the usual;
"a peculiar hobby of stuffing and mounting bats"
"a man...feels it a peculiar insult to be taunted with cowardice by a woman"-Virginia Woolf
4. characteristic of one only; distinctive or special;
"the peculiar character of the Government of the U.S."- R.B.Taney
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