- [countable]
a strange or unusual feature or habit 怪异的性质(或习惯);怪癖 a physical peculiarity 身体上的特征 He was strongly attracted by her peculiarities of dress and behaviour. 他被她独特的穿着和行为深深吸引。
Extra ExamplesDespite its peculiarities the car was very reliable. 这辆车尽管怪异,性能还是很可靠的。 Many nicknames describe physical peculiarities. 许多绰号是根据身体特征起的。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- individual
- local
- have
- peculiarity about
- [countable]
a feature that only belongs to one particular person, thing, place, etc. synonym characteristic(人、物、地等的)个性,特色,特点 the cultural peculiarities of the English 英格兰人的文化特点 A sharp ringing in the ears is a peculiarity of the disease. 耳鸣是这种疾病的特征。 The fish are dependent for survival on the peculiarities of the environment that they live in. 这些鱼的生存依赖于它们所生活的特殊环境。
Extra ExamplesThe area has a few local peculiarities. 这里有几个地区特性。 The problem is to know which features of a plant are individual peculiarities and which are characteristics of the species. 问题是要知道一种植物的哪些特征是独特的,哪些是物种的特征。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- individual
- local
- have
- peculiarity about
- [uncountable]
the fact of being strange or unusual 奇怪;怪异