peculiar
- adj. 特殊的；独特的；奇怪的；罕见的
- n. 特权；特有财产
词态变化
中文词源
来自拉丁语peculium,私人财产，私人钱财，私人牛羊等，来自pecus,家畜，牛，羊，词源同fee,pecuniary.其原义为私人所有的，个人的，后引申词义与他人不同的，怪异的，奇怪的。词义演变比较idiom,idiot,idiosyncrasy.
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
英文词源
- peculiar
- peculiar: [15] The etymological notion underlying peculiar is of ‘not being shared with others’, of being ‘one’s own alone’. It was borrowed from Latin pecūliāris ‘of private property’, a derivative of pecūlium ‘private property’, which in turn was based on pecus ‘cattle’, hence ‘wealth’ (source also of English pecuniary [16]). (A parallel semantic progression from ‘cattle’ to ‘property’ is shown in English fee.) The development of the adjective’s meaning from ‘belonging to oneself alone’ through ‘individual’ to ‘extraordinary, strange’ took place in Latin. Peculate ‘pilfer, embezzle’ [18] also comes ultimately from Latin pecūlium.
=> pecuniary - peculiar (adj.)
- mid-15c., "belonging exclusively to one person," from Latin peculiaris "of one's own (property)," from peculium "private property," literally "property in cattle" (in ancient times the most important form of property), from pecu "cattle, flock," related to pecus "cattle" (see pecuniary). Meaning "unusual" is first attested c. 1600 (earlier "distinguished, special," 1580s; for sense development, compare idiom). Related: Peculiarly.
同义词辨析
peculiar, characteristic, individual, distinctive
这些形容词均含"特有的，显示特征的"之意。
peculiar： 侧重指某人或某物本身与众不同；也可指种族、民族或性别，着重有其无可争议的特点。
characteristic： 侧重指具有区别能力，典型的或本质的事物。
individual： 指特指的人或物，着重其与众不同，强调可将其区别出的品质与特性。
distinctive： 突出与众不同的或令人称赞的个性或特征。
queer, odd, funny, crazy, curious, peculiar, strange, eccentric, quaint, singular
这些形容词均含有"奇怪的，奇异的，新奇的"之意。
queer： 指一种无法解释的怪诞，强调事物的奇特和不可思议。
odd： 通常指不规律、偶尔出现的人或事物，往往令人困惑或奇怪。
funny： 较通俗用词，指奇怪得滑稽可笑或反常。
crazy： 多指与众不同的行为、外表或人与物本身，含荒唐可笑或神经不正常的意味。
curious： 通常指非常特别或能引起注意、研究或探索的奇特。
peculiar： 侧重令人奇怪的或独一无二的特性，也指性格特征方面显著的与众不同之处。
strange： 普通常用词，含义广泛，指陌生新奇、奇怪、奇怪或不自然的人或物。
eccentric： 指偏离常规的怪异或怪癖。
quaint： 指古色古香，会人感到既奇怪又有趣。
singular： 通常指异常或奇特，暗含不同于一般。
special, especial, specific, particular, exceptional, extraordinary, peculiar
这些形容词均含"特殊的，特别的"之意。
special： 普通用词，指不同于一般、与众不同，着重事物的专门性，突出与一般不同。
especial和special含义很接近，较正式，但侧重有特殊的意义或重要性。
specific： 着重指某种、某类事物具有的特殊或特定的属性，也可指专门提出作特别考虑的事物。
particular： 侧重不同于普遍性的个性或特殊性。
exceptional： 指不同于一般，本身是特别的或异常的事物。
extraordinary： 语气比exceptional强，指极大地超过一般或正常情况。
peculiar： 强调指与众不同或独特的意思。
考试真题
- This type of uneven distribution is not peculiar to the UK and is mirrored across other economies.
出自-2011年12月阅读原文
- And while the Portuguese took part in the trade, ferrying nuts down the coast along with other goods, by 1620, when English explorer Richard Jobson made his way up the Gambia, the nuts were still peculiar to his eyes.
2017年12月六级真题（第一套）阅读 Section C
- But, the force of geographic conditions peculiar to America, the interplay of the varied national groups upon one another, and the sheer difficulty of maintaining old-world ways in a raw, new continent caused significant changes.
出自-2015年考研翻译原文
- It turns out that the peculiar way of conducting the experiments may have led to misleading interpretations of what happened.
2010年考研真题（英语一）完形填空 Section Ⅰ
实用场景例句
- a peculiar smell/taste
- 奇怪的气味 / 味道
牛津词典
- There was something peculiar in the way he smiled.
- 他笑起来有点怪。
牛津词典
- I had a peculiar feeling we'd met before.
- 我有一种奇怪的感觉，觉得我们以前见过面。
牛津词典
- For some peculiar reason , she refused to come inside.
- 出于某种奇怪的原因，她拒绝到里面来。
牛津词典
- a humour that is peculiar to American sitcoms
- 美国情景喜剧特有的幽默
牛津词典
- a species of bird peculiar to Asia
- 亚洲独有的鸟类
牛津词典
- He has his own peculiar style which you'll soon get used to.
- 他有自己独特的风格，你会很快习惯的。
牛津词典
- the peculiar properties of mercury
- 水银的特殊性质
牛津词典
- Mr Kennet has a rather peculiar sense of humour...
- 肯尼特先生有种很奇怪的幽默感。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- Rachel thought it tasted peculiar.
- 雷切尔觉得它味道古怪。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- The problem is by no means peculiar to America.
- 这个问题绝对不只限于美国。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- All this has made me feel quite peculiar.
- 这一切令我觉得有点儿不舒服。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- We can commit transparent access of heterogeneous databases with federal database technology on DB 2 II.
- 在子数据源和综合数据库之间利用联邦数据库技术实现DB2到异构数据源的透明访问,支持从db2到异构数据源的读,写操作.
期刊摘选
- A peculiar austerity marked his judgments of modern life.
- 他对现代生活的批评带着一种特殊的苛刻.
《简明英汉词典》
- He is very peculiar in his behavior.
- 他的举止很古怪.
《现代英汉综合大词典》
- These habits are both universal among mankind and peculiar to individuals.
- 这些习惯在全人类中很普遍,而对个人来说又很独特.
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- Language is peculiar to mankind.
- 语言是人类所特有的.
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- Now and again , he caught a whiff of a peculiar smell.
- 他不时闻到一股怪味.
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- There's a peculiar person snooping around.
- 有个古怪的人在附近窥探.
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- Local colour lends [ adds ] peculiar interest to the novel.
- 地方色彩给这部小说增加了 兴味.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
- He's always been a little peculiar.
- 他为人总是有点儿古怪.
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- My books have disappeared — it's most peculiar!
- 我的书不见了——这可太奇怪了!
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- He looked at me with a very peculiar expression.
- 他用一种很奇怪的表情看着我.
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- He walks in a peculiar fashion.
- 他走路的样子很奇特.
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- The form is rather peculiar.
- 式样很各别.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
- He has a peculiar accent.
- 他的口音很特别.
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