idiosyncrasy
C2
n. 气质, 特性, 风格 [化] 特异反应; 特异性体质
发音
UK
/ˌɪdɪəʊˈsɪŋkɹəsi/
UK
/ˌɪdɪəˈsɪŋkɹəsi/
US
/ˌɪdiəˈsɪŋkɹəsi/
US
/ˌɪdioʊˈsɪŋkɹəsi/
AU
/ˌɪdiəˈsɪŋkɹəsi/
NZ
/ˌədiəˈsəŋkɹəsi/
词形变化
idiosyncrasies
复数
idiosyncrasies
别名
idiosyncracy
释义与例句
n.
C2
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1.
A behavior or way of thinking that is characteristic of a person or a group.
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2.
A peculiar individual reaction to a generally innocuous substance or factor; a risk factor.
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3.
A peculiarity that serves to distinguish or identify.
特性
He mastered the idiosyncrasies of English spelling and speech.
词汇关系
同义词 2
上位词 5
词源
First attested in 1604, in modern sense since 1665, from Ancient Greek ἰδιοσυγκρασία (idiosunkrasía, “one’s own temperament”), from ἴδιος (ídios, “one’s own”) + σύν (sún, “together”) + κρᾶσις (krâsis, “temperament”). By surface analysis, idio- + syn- + -crasy.
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