单词	peculiarly
释义	peculiarly /pɪˈkjuːlɪəli / adverb 1 [as submodifier] More than usually; especially: some patients were peculiarly difficult to cure... But for all the speeches, the acres of coverage and hours of TV footage, marking the anniversary proved a peculiarly difficult task. Judging the actual records of these ministers is a peculiarly difficult task, since it involves working with the figures they themselves provided, figures which may have been accidentally or deliberately misleading. He writes openly and very simply about his struggles with faith, explaining, for example, how he has always found prayer and Bible reading peculiarly difficult. 2In an unusual way; oddly: the town is peculiarly built... It was probably the unusual and peculiarly charming gait thus presented that attracted the sculptor's notice and that still, after so many centuries, riveted the eyes of its archaeological admirer. Recently, I was watching a cable channel that programs fashion shows almost continuously and noticed that the long-legged models prancing in high heels seem to walk peculiarly. However, they have to reverse out of a small, narrow and peculiarly shaped space and it's not going to be easy. 3Used to emphasize restriction to an individual or group: [as submodifier]: the peculiarly British hobby of brass rubbing... University education is a benefit that accrues peculiarly to the individual. They are the ones who haven't shaved, who slouch in a peculiarly English manner, who are not dealing with the heatwave by wearing khaki shorts. In person he is hugely entertaining, with that peculiarly American combination of self-confidence and impeccable manners.
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