Word · Frequency #14155
peculiarity
奇特之处；怪癖
an odd or unusual characteristic or habit
- 1.
The state or quality of being peculiar; individuality; singularity.
独特；个性；独特性
- 2.
an odd or unusual characteristic
奇特或不寻常的特点
- 3.
That which is peculiar; a special and distinctive characteristic or habit; a particularity.
独特性；特别显著的特征或习惯；特性
- 4.
a distinguishing trait
显著特征
- 5.
Exclusive possession or right.
独占权或专有权
- 6.
something unusual -- perhaps worthy of collecting
不寻常之物(或许值得收藏)
特质；特点；独特性；不寻常之物；珍品；专有权；独占权；独特；个性；独特性；奇特或不寻常的特点
In use
One peculiarity of this species is its blue tongue.
He has a peculiarity of always tapping his foot while thinking.
The building's most striking peculiarity is its sloping roof.
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。
the peculiarity that somebody verb
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。
to have a peculiarity
注意复数形式的使用。
Connections
Collocations
- individual peculiarity
- 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。
- physical peculiarity
- 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。
- local peculiarity
- 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。
- national peculiarity
- 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。
- curious peculiarity
- 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.
Learner notes
Memory Tip
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）。
Context & Register
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。
Pronunciation & Spelling
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。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.