英 [pɪˈkjuːliə(r)] 美 [pɪˈkjuːliər]
adj. 奇怪的，不寻常的；特别的，独特的；不舒服的
n. <英>特殊教区（或教堂）；特权，特有财产
复数peculiars
比较级more peculiar
最高级most peculiar
peculiar /pɪˈkjuːlɪə/ CET4 TEM4
形容词 If you describe someone or something as peculiar, you think that they are strange or unusual, sometimes in an unpleasant way. 不寻常的; 古怪的
Mr. Kennet has a rather peculiar sense of humour.
肯尼特先生有一种相当不寻常的幽默感。
副词 不寻常地; 奇怪地
His face had become peculiarly expressionless.
他的脸变得异乎寻常地毫无表情。
形容词 If something is peculiar to a particular thing, person, or situation, it belongs or relates only to that thing, person, or situation. 特有的; 独特的
Punks, soldiers, hippies, and Sumo wrestlers all have distinct hair styles, peculiar to their group.
朋克摇滚歌手、士兵、嬉皮士和相扑手都留着他们那个群体特有的独特发型。
副词 特有地; 独特地
...a peculiarly American conservatism.
…一种美国特有的保守主义。
unique or specific to a person or thing or category
a peculiar bond of sympathy between them ; an expression peculiar to Canadians ; rights peculiar to the rich
同义词： particular(a) / special(a)
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
characteristic of one only; distinctive or special
the peculiar character of the Government of the U.S.
上帝的特选子民(指基督徒)；犹太人
特种活字
(常用成套活字外的)特殊活字
特异
走到客厅，我爸居然在烤着火炉（furnace），这简直是奇怪的（peculiar），而且他似乎有点生气，然而这不能打消我的斗志（moral）。
...间的推移，会有更多的NBA巨星因失业而选择退役，如果NBA不停摆，我相信姚老板绝对不会退役的，凯尔特人的狼王加内特有(Peculiar)可能离退伍已经不远了，NBA的这次停摆造成了球员人员财富的巨大流失(Loss)，下赛季如果开打的NBA绝对短缺许多竞争力。
独特的，与众不同的；特有的；罕见的；特殊的；古怪的，奇怪的 peculiarity n.特性，特色，怪癖；特有物，奇异之物，不寻常之物 .
peculiarly 特别；尤其；古怪地；奇怪地
peculiarity 特性；特质；怪癖；奇特
特殊的；独特的；奇怪的；罕见的
specific / distinct / unique / strange / individual
特权；特有财产
I had a peculiar feeling we'd met before.
我有一种奇怪的感觉，觉得我们以前见过面。
For some peculiar reason , she refused to come inside.
出于某种奇怪的原因，她拒绝到里面来。
The wilderness campsite had its own peculiar enchantment.
此野营地有其自身独特的魅力。
"Of course,the visit to Libya, I mean everything with Libya is always rather unique and peculiar, but that might be Libya-specific, and I am sure that Gadhafi would have welcomed Bashir.
VOA : standard.2009.03.26
This may seem to be a perfectly reasonable vision for a poet considering himself to be an inspired poet to have, but there's something peculiar here.
这对诗人是一个非常好的幻景,把自己看做是一位有灵感的诗人，但这儿还有些怪异的事情。
弥尔顿课程节选 : 耶鲁公开课
At the very moment that Woolf advises women readers to look past Milton's bogey, she finds herself in the peculiar position of echoing the poetry of John Milton.
伍尔夫劝女性读者不去理会,弥尔顿的惑众谣言的时候，发现自己处境尴尬,因为她需要附和弥尔顿的诗歌。
弥尔顿课程节选 : 耶鲁公开课
"I know some people will regard that as peculiar for a digital device but it is, it's more like an album launch or a film premiere because the device is not just something for nerds, it has a cultural meaning too."
VOA : standard.2010.05.28
One day 24 years ago FORBES readers were greeted with a peculiar-looking cover story.
Called SN 2002cx, it is considered the most peculiar type Ia supernova ever observed.
But the only other known drive also failed to explain the monkeys' peculiar behavior.