singular
- adj. 單數的;單一的;非凡的;異常的
- n. 單數
中文詞源
single,單個的,-ular,形容詞后綴。引申諸相關詞義。
英文詞源
- singular
- singular: [14] Singular comes ultimately from Latin singulāris ‘alone of its kind’, a derivative of singulus ‘single’. It reached English via Old French singuler as singuler (the modern spelling singular is a 17th-century relatinization). The word’s grammatical application, and its use for ‘remarkable, extraordinary’, both developed in Latin.
=> single - singular (adj.)
- mid-14c., "alone, apart; being a unit; special, unsurpassed," from Old French singuler "personal particular; distinctive; singular in number" (12c., Modern French singulier) or directly from Latin singularis "single, solitary, one by one, one at a time; peculiar, remarkable," from singulus (see single (adj.)). Meaning "remarkably good, unusual, rare, separated from others (by excellence), uncommon" is from c. 1400 in English; this also was a common meaning of Latin singularis.
雙語例句
- 1. Cardinal Meschia was without doubt a singular character.
- 紅衣主教梅斯基亞無疑是個怪人。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. The singular of Inuit is Inuk.
- Inuit(依努依特人)的單數形式是Inuk。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. The word "you" can be singular or plural.
- 單詞you可以是單數也可以是復數。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. The noun " mouse " is the singular form of " mice " .
- 名詞mouse是 mice 的單數形式.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 5. The young man has a singular ear for music.
- 這個年輕人對音樂有非凡的欣賞力.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》