peculiar
奇特的,独特的,特殊的,奇特
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Definitions
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- : 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.
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- : 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 even then, and would now be almost unique.