Peculiar

(adj.) markedly different from the usual; 'a peculiar hobby of stuffing and mounting bats'; 'a man...feels it a peculiar insult to be taunted with cowardice by a woman'-Virginia Woolf .

(adj.) characteristic of one only; distinctive or special; 'the peculiar character of the Government of the U.S.'- R.B.Taney .

黛博拉编辑

• Or her taste for peculiar people, put in Mrs. Archer in a dry tone, while her eyes dwelt innocently on her son's. 伊迪丝·华顿. 纯真年代.
• In what way is he peculiar? 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 简·爱.
• There are also characters peculiar to different nations and particular persons, as well as common to mankind. 戴维·休谟. 人性论.
• Let no one suppose that the unwillingness to cultivate what Mr. Wells calls the mental hinterland is a vice peculiar to the business man. 沃尔特·李普曼. 政治序论.
• His hat presents at the rims a peculiar appearance of a glistening nature, as if it had been a favourite snail-promenade. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 荒凉山庄.
• Mr. Weller's knowledge of London was extensive and peculiar. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外传.
• On scrutiny they proved to be French compositions, written in a hand peculiar but compact, and exquisitely clean and clear. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪莉.
• There is a great deal of literal truth in that remark, for it has been the peculiar work of Bryan to express in politics some of that emotion which has made America the home of new religions. 沃尔特·李普曼. 政治序论.
• Pecuniary remuneration is offered to me--with the want of feeling peculiar to the rich. 威尔基·柯林斯. 月亮宝石.
• To one who had named him slave, and, on any point, banned him from respect, he must now have peculiar feelings. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 维莱特.
• He had a peculiar eye, and I made up my mind that there was a strain of insanity somewhere. 弗兰克·刘易斯·戴尔. 爱迪生的生平和发明.
• It is a peculiar face, said Dorothea, looking closely. 乔治·艾略特. 米德尔马契.
• These jack-rabbits are a very peculiar species. 弗兰克·刘易斯·戴尔. 爱迪生的生平和发明.
• You must remember that we are dealing with a burglar who is a very peculiar fellow, and who appears to work on lines of his own. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯回忆录.
• He believed without effort in the peculiar work of grace within him, and in the signs that God intended him for special instrumentality. 乔治·艾略特. 米德尔马契.

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