peculiar

[pi'kju:ljə]

adj.奇怪的, 特殊的, 独特的, 古怪的
n.特权

a.

1. 奇怪的; 乖癖的; 罕见的

He looked at me with a very peculiar expression.

他用一种奇特的眼神看着我。

2. (个人或团体)特有的, 独具的; 独特的[(+to)]

This style is peculiar to him.

这一风格是他独有的。

I have my own peculiar way of doing things.

我有自己独特的做事方式。

3. 特别的, 特殊的

It is a matter of peculiar interest.

这是一件有特殊意义的事。

4. 【口】有点不舒服的[F]

I'm feeling a bit peculiar -- I think I'll go and lie down.

我感到有点儿不舒服――我想我要去躺一躺。

n.

特权; 特有财产

词形变化

副词: peculiarly |

词义辨析

同义:

a.奇怪的

strange  odd  unusual  queer  curious  weird  bizarre  eccentric

a.特别的, 特殊的

special  distinctive  characteristic  typical  representative  

同义参见:

outlandish  off  discriminative  differential  mental  aberrant  unique  unearthly  singular  aberrant  rare  

反义:

a.奇怪的; 独特的

common  usual  general  ordinary  

英英释义

形容词 peculiar:

beyond or deviating from the usual or expected

同义词：curious, funny, odd, queer, rum, rummy, singular

unique or specific to a person or thing or category

同义词：particular, special

markedly different from the usual-Virginia Woolf

characteristic of one only; distinctive or special- R.B.Taney

短语词组

peculiar to

1. 是……特有的

Language is peculiar to mankind.

语言是人类特有的。

补充

peculiarpeculiar英:[piˈkju:ljə] 美:[pɪˈkjuljɚ]adj.1.奇怪的, 异常的The wine has a peculiar taste.这种酒有种怪怪的味道。He looked at me with a very peculiar expression.他用一种很奇怪的表情看着我。He's always been a little peculiar.他为人总是有点儿古怪。My books have disappeared—it's most peculiar!我的书不见了——这可太奇怪了！2.特有的, 独具的The book has a peculiar value.这本书有特殊的价值。Language is peculiar to mankind.语言是人类所特有的。3.〈非正〉不舒服, 有病的Seeing blood makes me feel a bit peculiar.看见血会使我感到有点儿不舒服。

例句

1. Mr Kennet has a rather peculiar sense of humour.肯尼特先生有着相当古怪的幽默感。 2. I noticed something peculiar.我注意到了一件怪事。 3. He's a peculiar person.他是一个古怪的人。 4. Each county has its own peculiar charm.每一个县都有自己独特的魅力。 5. the style of decoration peculiar to the late 1920s20世纪20年代晚期特有的装饰风格 6. Punks, soldiers and hippies all have distinct hair styles, peculiar to their group.朋克族、士兵和嬉皮士都有他们群体所特有的发型。 7. The problem is by no means peculiar to America.这个问题绝不是美国所特有的。 8. All this has made me feel quite peculiar.这一切使我感到非常不舒服。 9. The Inns of Court are not included in any church parish, being extra-parochial peculiars.伦敦四大律师学院不属于任何堂区, 而是独立于堂区以外的特殊教会。 10. his accent was a peculiar mixture of Cockney and American.他的口音是伦敦腔和美国腔混合成的奇怪腔调。 11. I felt a little peculiar for a while, but I'm absolutely fine now.有一小会儿我感到有点不舒服，但现在我完全好了。 12. the air hung with an antiseptic aroma peculiar to hospitals.空气中漂浮着医院独有的防腐剂气味。 13. any attempt to explicate the theme is bound to run into peculiar difficulties.任何阐述这个课题的尝试都注定会遇到一些异常困难。 14. There's a very peculiar smell in here.这里有一种很怪异的气味。 15. a species of bird peculiar to South East Asia一种东南亚特有的鸟类 16. It seems peculiar that he would leave town and not tell anybody.奇怪的是他会不辞而别离开城里。 17. The dog's peculiar behavior worried them.这只狗的怪异行为让他们担心。 18. She got a peculiar feeling when the phone rang.电话响起时她有一种奇怪的感觉。 19. She had a peculiar expression on her face.她脸上表情怪异。 20. He's feeling peculiar.他感觉不太舒服。 21. a custom peculiar to America [=a custom that is found only in America]美洲特有的一项习俗 22. "The movie has a peculiarly [=distinctively, uniquely, particularly] American quality."这部电影有着独特的美国特色。 23. "He's been behaving peculiarly. [=(more commonly) strangely, oddly]"他一向行为古怪。