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a peculiarity of noun
表示某事物特有的特质。
The peculiarity of this species is its coloration.
这个物种的特质是其颜色。
奇特之处；怪癖
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奇特之处；怪癖
an odd or unusual characteristic or habit
The peculiarity of this species is its coloration.
这个物种的特质是其颜色。
独特；个性；独特性
The state or quality of being peculiar; individuality; singularity.
奇特或不寻常的特点
an odd or unusual characteristic
独特性；特别显著的特征或习惯；特性
That which is peculiar; a special and distinctive characteristic or habit; a particularity.
显著特征
a distinguishing trait
One peculiarity of this species is its blue tongue.
这个物种的一个特性是它的蓝色舌头。
He has a peculiarity of always tapping his foot while thinking.
他有一个怪癖，思考时总是用脚打拍子。
The building's most striking peculiarity is its sloping roof.
这座建筑最引人注目的特点是其倾斜的屋顶。
表示某事物特有的特质。
The peculiarity of this species is its coloration.
这个物种的特质是其颜色。
用 that 从句具体说明特质。
The peculiarity that he never laughs is surprising.
他从不笑这一怪癖令人惊讶。
注意复数形式的使用。
Each person has their own peculiarities.
每个人都有自己独特的怪癖。
Not this
He has many peculiars.
Use this
He has many peculiarities.
peculiar 是形容词，不能用作名词。表示“特质、怪癖”时，应使用名词形式 peculiarity。
Not this
One of his peculiaritys is his loud laugh.
Use this
One of his peculiarities is his loud laugh.
peculiarity 的复数形式是 peculiarities，不是加 -s。
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个人特有的怪癖；个人独特的特征
Everyone has their own individual peculiarities that make them unique.
每个人都有自己独特的怪癖，使他们与众不同。
身体特征；生理上的独特之处
The two species differ in some physical peculiarities.
这两个物种在某些生理特征上有所不同。
地方特色；当地特有的事物
This cheese is a local peculiarity that you won't find elsewhere.
这种奶酪是当地特产，你在别处找不到。
民族特性；国民特有的性情
Punctuality is often described as a national peculiarity of the Japanese.
守时常常被描述为日本人的民族特性。
奇特的怪癖；令人好奇的怪异之处
The old house has a curious peculiarity: all its doors are slightly crooked.
那座老房子有一个奇特之处：所有的门都稍微歪斜。
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联想：一个人有个怪癖，比如总把袜子反穿，这种独特的小习惯就是他的 peculiarity（奇特之处）。
语域：neutral 常见场景：describing an unusual habit or trait、describing a distinctive feature of a place or thing、formal or analytical writing 该词通常用于描述某人或某物不同寻常或独特的特征，语气中性，略偏书面。在正式文章和日常交谈中都比较常见；若谈论明显怪异的习惯，会带有轻微的主观评价，但本身不算口语或俚语。
与 peculiarity 真正押韵的是 /-ˈɛrəti/ 的 sincerity、prosperity；而拼写相近的 -arity 词（familiarity、hilarity、charity、clarity）通常读 /-ˈærəti/，与 peculiarity 的元音不同，请勿按拼写类推读音。
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