singular

• adj. 单数的；单一的；非凡的；异常的
• n. 单数

single,单个的，-ular,形容词后缀。引申诸相关词义。

1. the form of a word that is used to denote a singleton

singular

singular: [14] Singular comes ultimately from Latin singulāris ‘alone of its kind’, a derivative of singulus ‘single’. It reached English via Old French singuler as singuler (the modern spelling singular is a 17th-century relatinization). The word’s grammatical application, and its use for ‘remarkable, extraordinary’, both developed in Latin.
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singular (adj.)

mid-14c., "alone, apart; being a unit; special, unsurpassed," from Old French singuler "personal particular; distinctive; singular in number" (12c., Modern French singulier) or directly from Latin singularis "single, solitary, one by one, one at a time; peculiar, remarkable," from singulus (see single (adj.)). Meaning "remarkably good, unusual, rare, separated from others (by excellence), uncommon" is from c. 1400 in English; this also was a common meaning of Latin singularis.

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。

I keep photos of my singular accomplishments on my cellphone to boost my spirits when needed.

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Looking around, I despaired at the singular lack of imagination about girls' lives and interests.

2012年考研真题（英语二）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

The singular of ‘bacteria ’ is ‘bacterium ’.

bacteria的单数形式是bacterium。

牛津词典

The verb should be in the singular .

这个动词应当用单数形式。

牛津词典

a singular noun/verb/ending

单数名词 / 动词 / 词尾

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landscape of singular beauty

无比优美的风景

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a singular style of dress

奇特的服装款式

牛津词典

...the fifteen case endings of the singular form of the Finnish noun...

芬兰语的名词单数形式的 15 种格尾

柯林斯高阶英语词典

The word 'you' can be singular or plural.

单词 you 可以是单数也可以是复数。

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The singular of Inuit is Inuk.

Inuit (依努依特人)的单数形式是 Inuk。

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...a smile of singular sweetness...

无比甜美的微笑

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Barre was quickly drawn into the electoral arena, although with singular lack of success.

尽管胜算微乎其微，巴雷还是很快被身不由己地推到了选举的舞台上。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

Cardinal Meschia was without doubt a singular character...

红衣主教梅斯基亚无疑是个怪人。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

Where he got that singular notion I just can't think.

我真想不出来他从哪来的那种奇怪念头。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

This paper deals with a kind of singular boundary value problems with asymptotically linear term.

讨论一类具有渐近线性项的奇异边值问题.

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I had a singular experience in Africa.

我在非洲时有过一次奇特的经历.

辞典例句

The noun " mouse " is the singular form of " mice " .

名词mouse是 mice 的单数形式.

《简明英汉词典》

There was a singular force in the gentleman's face, and in his bold rolling eyes.

在这个绅士的脸上和他那双滴溜溜转的眼睛里,含着一种神奇的力量.

辞典例句

Use 3 rd person or plural instead 1 st person singular in your summary.

在你的总结中使用第三人称或者复数人称而不是第一人称但数.

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Uncertain singular systems are an important class of control systems.

不确定奇异系统是一类重要的控制系统.

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They moved in their own singular formation graceful, intrepid, and free.

它们以自己独有的陈式移动着,优雅, 无畏, 自在.

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In this Agreement the following capitalized definitions are being used, singular as well as plural.

在下列大写定义正在被使用的这个协议, 象复数一样单个.

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I was struck with the man's singular appearance.

那个人的奇特外貌给我留下了深刻的印象.

《现代汉英综合大词典》

" Boy " is singular, and " boys " is plural.

boy是单数, boys 是复数.

《简明英汉词典》

He told me a singular story.

他给我说了一个奇异的故事.

辞典例句

In English, a clause acting as the subject of a sentence counts as singular.

在英语中, 一个从句在句子中用作主语时当成单数看待.

《简明英汉词典》

Numerical methods of the singular boundary value problem for ODE system is studied in this paper.

探讨了微分方程组奇异边值问题数值分析方法.

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It is unwise to make yourself so singular in your clothes.

使你自己在服饰上标新立异,是不明智的.

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