idiosyncrasy

英 [ˌɪdiəˈsɪŋkrəsi]

美 [ˌɪdiəˈsɪŋkrəsi]

n.  (个人特有的)习性; 特征; 癖好

复数：idiosyncrasies　

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BNC.18599 / COCA.19034

牛津词典

noun

• （个人特有的）习性；特征；癖好
  a person's particular way of behaving, thinking, etc., especially when it is unusual; an unusual feature
  1. The car has its little idiosyncrasies.
     这辆车有它的一些小小脾气。

柯林斯词典

• N-VAR (个人特有的)癖好，嗜好;(物品的)特色，特点
  If you talk about theidiosyncrasiesof someone or something, you are referring to their rather unusual habits or characteristics.
  1. Everyone has a few little idiosyncrasies...
     每个人都有点小嗜好。
  2. The bike has style, it has looks, it has its little idiosyncrasies...
     这辆自行车品质一流，外观漂亮，有一些细节之处与众不同。
  3. The book is a gem of Victorian idiosyncrasy.
     这本书展现了维多利亚时代特色的精华。

英英释义

noun

• a behavioral attribute that is distinctive and peculiar to an individual
  Synonym:foiblemannerism

双语例句

• They also cannot take the dynamic idiosyncrasy of recognizer into account.
  而且没有利用识别器的动态识别特性。
• It's an idiosyncrasy of hers that she always smells a book before opening it.
  打开书之前先闻一闻是她的癖好。
• This is an idiosyncrasy of fine wine as an asset, which is well worth highlighting.
  这是精品葡萄酒作为一种资产的特质，非常值得强调。
• You can learn to compensate for such an idiosyncrasy with a little logic and discipline.
  你要学会弥补这种没有逻辑和规律的特殊情况。
• It was his idiosyncrasy to seem much older than his years.
  他的特点是看起来比实际年龄苍老得多。
• Dear, your idiosyncrasy will be found by someone, he'll bring you home, gave you the money he earned and feed by meals you cooked.
  亲爱的，你的特质总有一天会由一个倒霉蛋发现的。他会把你带回家，把挣的钱都交给你，然后让你煮饭给他吃。
• By the reason of their special function, movie poster covers both idiosyncrasy of advertisement and art; best embodies the characteristics of graphic design with superior purpose and directionality.
  而对其进行研究是因为电影海报的特殊功能性，它兼具广告与艺术的特质，最能体现平面设计的特征，具有极强的目的性和指向性。
• The article also thinks the trade made between firms in the former kind of varies industrial district is not belong to the idiosyncrasy one.
  本文还认为前一种模式中企业间的交易不是特质交易。
• Every village has its idiosyncrasy, its constitution, often its own code of morality.
  所有的村庄都有自己的特点、结构，甚至也有自己的道德准则。
• If someone makes a comment about your weight/ appearance/ idiosyncrasy, try not to take it as offensive: its merely an observation on their part.
  如果有人评论你的体重/外表/特质，尽量不要视为是有冒犯之意：那只不过是对你个人外表长相和性格特质的一种表象观察印象而已。