peculiar

英 [pɪˈkjuːliə(r)] 美 [pɪˈkjuːliər]

adj.  怪异的; 奇怪的; 不寻常的; (某人、某地、某种情况等)特有的,特殊的; 不适; 不舒服

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柯林斯词典

  1. ADJ-GRADED 奇怪的;古怪的;不寻常的
    If you describe someone or something as peculiar, you think that they are strange or unusual, sometimes in an unpleasant way.
    1. Mr Kennet has a rather peculiar sense of humour...
      肯尼特先生有种很奇怪的幽默感。
    2. Rachel thought it tasted peculiar.
      雷切尔觉得它味道古怪。
  2. ADJ 特有的;特别的;独特的
    If something is peculiar to a particular thing, person, or situation, it belongs or relates only to that thing, person, or situation.
    1. The problem is by no means peculiar to America.
      这个问题绝对不只限于美国。
  3. ADJ-GRADED 有点不舒服的;稍感眩晕的
    If you say that you feel peculiar, you mean that you feel slightly ill or unsteady.
    1. All this has made me feel quite peculiar.
      这一切令我觉得有点儿不舒服。

双语例句

  1. I think there's something a little peculiar about the results of your test.
    我认为你的化验结果有点不对劲。
  2. The wilderness campsite had its own peculiar enchantment
    野营地有其自身独特的魅力。
  3. Did you ever hear anyone sound so peculiar?
    你可曾听过谁的声音如此奇特?
  4. Flying at 1,000 ft, he heard a peculiar noise from the rotors.
    在1,000英尺的高度飞行时,他听到旋翼发出一种奇怪的噪音。
  5. Once you have tasted life in southern California, it takes a peculiar kind of masochism to return to a British winter.
    一旦体验过南加州的生活,再重返寒冬腊月里的英国就有点自讨苦吃。
  6. The peculiar thing about getting engaged is that you're meant to announce it to everyone
    订婚的特别之处在于,你就应该让人人知道你订婚了。
  7. Mr Kennet has a rather peculiar sense of humour
    肯尼特先生有种很奇怪的幽默感。
  8. Rachel thought it tasted peculiar.
    雷切尔觉得它味道古怪。
  9. The decision will leave her in a peculiar predicament.
    这个决定会让她处于尴尬的境地。
  10. Local colour lends [ adds] peculiar interest to the novel.
    地方色彩给这部小说增加了兴味。
  11. He has a peculiar accent.
    他的口音很特别。
  12. This is an expression peculiar to people from guangdong.
    这是广东人特有的说法。
  13. Asura is one peculiar kind of the six destinies ( ways).
    阿修罗是特有的六道众生之一。
  14. The guy is very peculiar.
    这人真各。
  15. The children goggled in amazement at the peculiar old man.
    孩子们睁大眼睛看这个很特别的老头儿。
  16. Her attention was attracted by his peculiar attire.
    他那奇特的服装引起了她的注意。
  17. Edward Ferrars was not recommended to their good opinion by any peculiar graces of person or address.
    爱德华·费拉尔斯得到她们的好评并不是由于他的人品或谈吐特别出众。
  18. 342. With one penny I had this peculiar pen opened.
    342.我花了一便士让人把这支奇特的钢笔打开了。
  19. We can observe a structural or behavioral characteristic peculiar to an individual or a group.
    我们可以观察到个性和群体所特有的一种结构性或行为性的特征。
  20. My keys have disappeared it's most peculiar!
    我的钥匙不见了&这可太奇怪了!
  21. Your writing takes on a peculiar style.
    你的写作开始有一种独特的风格了。
  22. This epistle is peculiar in this, that it is a systematic exposition of the gospel of universal application.
    这奇特的书信是在这方面,它是一个系统地阐述了福音普遍适用。
  23. So, I have loved English, such peculiar language.
    因此,我爱上了英语,这种别具一格的语言。
  24. Botany, the study of plants, occupies a peculiar position in the history of human knowledge.
    植物学,即对植物的研究,在人类知识的历史中占据了特殊的地位。
  25. He has peculiar features and penetrating views in literary creation and poetics.
    他在文学创作和诗学方面,具有鲜明的特色和精辟的见解。
  26. Geomantic Omen is a peculiar cultural and traditional theory of China.
    风水是中国一门独特的文化和学说。
  27. But he has peculiar blind spots on politics and the environment.
    但他在政治和环境方面,存在令人费解的盲点。
  28. I can give no idea of the peculiar charm and vividness of his talk.
    我简直无法描述他的谈话所具有的特别迷人和生动的特点。
  29. This causes a peculiar phenomenon.
    这造成了一种很特殊的现象。
  30. Your peculiar experiment have made you unwelcome in this most of civilized world.
    你那诡异的实验已让你不再受这个文明世界的欢迎了!

同义词辨析

  peculiar eccentric odd strange【导航词义:奇怪的,古怪的】

  peculiar adj. 异常的,奇怪的

〔辨析〕指事物、现象等怪异或反常的,通常让人感到不舒服或担心;也指行为古怪的。

〔例证〕
Where does the peculiar smell come from?
这股怪味从哪里来的?
It seems quite peculiar that no one noticed he hadn't come.
没有人注意到他没有来,这好像很奇怪。
She has been a little peculiar lately.
她最近有些古怪。

  eccentric adj. 古怪的

〔辨析〕指行为怪异、不寻常的。

〔例证〕
He lost his job because of his eccentric behavior.
他因行为乖张而丢了工作。
His aunt was sometimes a bit eccentric.
他的姑妈有时有点古怪。

  odd adj. 奇特的,异常的,古怪的

〔辨析〕指不正常的或超乎预料的,通常让人无法赞同或理解。

〔例证〕
According to their neighbours, there was something odd about the family.
在邻居们看来,这家人有些古怪。
She was wearing an odd-looking suit.
她穿着一套怪里怪气的衣服。
It was odd that he didn't mind what she had done.
他不在意她的所作所为,这很奇怪。

  strange adj. 奇怪的

〔辨析〕普通用词,指不同寻常或令人惊讶的,尤指奇怪得让人难以解释或理解。

〔例证〕
Why does she feel that there is something strange about his voice?
为什么她觉得他的声音有点奇怪?
It is strange that his dog can sense danger.
他的狗能感觉到危险,真是不可思议。
Strange as it may seem, she actually prefers rainy days.
听上去也许很奇怪,她其实喜欢下雨天。

习惯用语

adj.

    funny peculiar

  • 稀奇古怪
    used to show that ‘funny’ is being used with the meaning of ‘strange’