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peculiar to

/pi-kyool-yer/US // pɪˈkyul yər //UK // (pɪˈkjuːlɪə) //

特有的,独一无二的,独有的,独特的

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Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : strange; queer; odd: peculiar happenings.
    • : uncommon; unusual: the peculiar hobby of stuffing and mounting bats.
    • : distinctive in nature or character from others.
    • : belonging characteristically: an expression peculiar to Canadians.
    • : belonging exclusively to some person, group, or thing: the peculiar properties of a drug.
    • : Astronomy. designating a star or galaxy with special properties that deviates from others of its spectral type or galaxy class.
n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a property or privilege belonging exclusively or characteristically to a person.
    • : British. a particular parish or church that is exempted from the jurisdiction of the ordinary or bishop in whose diocese it lies and is governed by another.
    • : peculiars. Also called arbitraries. British Printing. special characters not generally included in standard type fonts, as phonetic symbols, mathematical symbols, etc.

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Examples

  • Last week, I had found four cubic blocks in a peculiar arrangement.

  • I recently found four cubic blocks in a peculiar arrangement.

  • A look at typical horror fans may provide some clues about the nature of this peculiar phenomenon.

  • Outbreaks of the condition have peaked in a peculiar every-other-year cycle for six years, with 120 cases across the United States in 2014, 153 in 2016, and 240 in 2018.

  • All of these measures were important, considering Nigeria’s peculiar population and social dynamics.

  • Life is a series of seemingly throwaway moments strung together in a peculiar tapestry, and Linklater has captured it beautifully.

  • The healthier appearance and civilian clothing are very peculiar.

  • Because the shop was emblematic of that peculiar Italian institution known as La Faccia: i.e. presenting the best face possible.

  • In the semifinals, she was in a peculiar position for someone of Jeopardy!

  • Right off the bat, the “Doing Our Bit for the Cure” campaign seemed peculiar.

  • It is most peculiar, and when he plays that way, the most bewitching little expression comes over his face.

  • The order of meals at Lane End was somewhat peculiar even then, and would now be almost unique.

  • Some peculiar lines between these contracted brows gave a character of ferocity to this forbidding and sensual face.

  • Wharton uttered this with a peculiar force of voice, and aweful expression in his countenance.

  • I cannot call that peculiarly manly, which are the peculiar pursuits of the lowest of our species.