idiosyncrasy

英 [ˌɪdiəˈsɪŋkrəsi]

美 [ˌɪdiəˈsɪŋkrəsi]

n.  (个人特有的)习性; 特征; 癖好

复数：idiosyncrasies　

TOEFLTEM8化学

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

• And through the integration of the human capital by the social capital, the firm can form the endogenous idiosyncrasy and keep the permanence competitive ability.
  而通过社会资本对人力资本的整合，可以使企业形成内生特质，获得持久竞争力。
• 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。
• 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。
• Study of Influence on ECM Characteristic by Using Parts of Different Materials and Idiosyncrasy
  零部件材质物性对ECM特性影响的讨论
• The Musical Idiosyncrasy of the Major Painting Art School in the Modern West
  西方现代主要流派绘画艺术的音乐性
• 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。
• Lu Xun's sceptical spirit in "Wild Grass" produces a profound impact on Mu Dan's poetry by such aspects as its modernist idiosyncrasy, scepticism and fruitfulness.
  鲁迅《野草》的怀疑精神从现代主义特质、多疑性和丰富性三个方面对穆旦诗产生了深刻影响。
• Eating no meat was Amy's idiosyncrasy.
  不吃肉是艾美的习惯。
• A speech idiosyncrasy, in the same way as an air quote, is really justifiable only if its employed very sparingly and if the user consciously intends to be using it.
  言语怪癖和航空报价一样，只有在偶尔使用并且使用者有意识去使用的时候才说得过去。
• 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。