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

• 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。
• This article designs self-control teaching method for football teaching combination of practice and application according to university students characteristics and football sport idiosyncrasy.
  根据大学生身心发展特点和足球运动的特点，结合足球教学的实践和应用，为足球教学没计了“自控式教学法”的教学实验方案。
• 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。
• After developed circuitously in China for more than ten years, CB plays a more and more important role in China securities market by idiosyncrasy of its unique risk-return characteristic.
  可转换债券在中国经过十几年的不断探索，发展，凭借其独特的风险收益特征必将在我国市场上占据越来越重要的位置。
• Eating no meat was Amy's idiosyncrasy.
  不吃肉是艾美的习惯。
• 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。
• 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。
• Perhaps the intense loyalty that these firms inspire is just an interesting idiosyncrasy.
  也许这些公司所激发的强烈的忠诚感只是一种有趣的癖好。
• 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 book is a gem of Victorian idiosyncrasy.
  这本书展现了维多利亚时代特色的精华。