having a quality or characteristic that makes something different and easily noticed synonym characteristic独特的;特别的;有特色的 clothes with a distinctive style 式样独特的衣服 The male bird has distinctive white markings on its head. 雄鸟的头上有明显的白色斑纹。
Extra ExamplesEach district of the city has its own distinctive character. 这个城市的每个地区都有自己独特的特点。 Good diagrams are the book's most distinctive feature. 好的图表是这本书最显著的特点。 She heard the distinctive sounds of a Siamese cat. 她听到了暹罗猫独特的声音。 The car was silver with distinctive red stripes. 这辆车是银色的,带有明显的红色条纹。 The herb has a strong, distinctive, celery-like flavour. 这种药草有一种强烈的、独特的、类似芹菜的味道。 The kidnapper had a fairly distinctive voice with a Scottish accent. 绑架者的声音相当独特,带有苏格兰口音。 There was nothing distinctive about the envelope in which the letter came. 装这封信的信封毫无特别之处。
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Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘serving to differentiate’): from late Latin distinctivus, from Latin distinct- ‘distinguished’, from the verb distinguere, from dis- ‘apart’ + stinguere ‘put out’.