| 单词 | particular |
| 释义 | particular (once / 31 pages) 1adjn 2adjn As an adjective, particular describes something specific, such as when you prefer one particular type of cereal over another. The noun form means specific points or details, as in the particulars of a police investigation. The idea of particular referring to details comes from the Latin particula, which means "particle" or "small part," and in Middle English the word meant something that referred to a single person or thing. You can note that in the phrase "in particular" which means "especially." As in, one breed of dog in particular would suit you best, with your floppy ears and friendly personality. WORD FAMILYparticular: particularise, particularism, particularity, particularize, particularly, particulars+/particularise: particularisation, particularised, particularises, particularising/particularism: particularisms, particularistic/particularity: particularities/particularization: particularizations/particularize: particularization, particularized, particularizes, particularizing USAGE EXAMPLESIf nothing else, policymakers say, such comparisons prompt discussions across borders to learn best practices in addressing particular health problems. Washington Post(Dec 30, 2016) Indeed, officials say it is possible that the traffic is benign, since this particular IP address is not always connected to malicious activity. Washington Post(Jan 02, 2017) And now that trend is amplified by other developments, including a reassessment of the whole issue brought on by the Selig vote in particular. New York Times(Jan 02, 2017) 1 1adj unique or specific to a person or thing or category the particular demands of the job has a particular preference for Chinese art Syn peculiar, special specific (sometimes followed by `to') applying to or characterized by or distinguishing something particular or special or unique 2adj separate and distinct from others of the same group or category interested in one particular artist a man who wishes to make a particular woman fall in love with him Syn specific (sometimes followed by `to') applying to or characterized by or distinguishing something particular or special or unique 3adj surpassing what is common or usual or expected a matter of particular and unusual importance Syn especial, exceptional, special uncommon not common or ordinarily encountered; unusually great in amount or remarkable in character or kind 4adj first and most important she gets special (or particular) satisfaction from her volunteer work Syn special primary of first rank or importance or value; direct and immediate rather than secondary 5n (logic) a proposition that asserts something about some (but not all) members of a class 2Syn|Ant|Hyper particular proposition universal, universal proposition (logic) a proposition that asserts something of all members of a class proposition (logic) a statement that affirms or denies something and is either true or false 1adj providing specific details or circumstances a particular description of the room Syn careful exercising caution or showing care or attention 2adj exacting especially about details very particular about how her food was prepared Syn finical, finicky, fussy, picky fastidious giving careful attention to detail; hard to please; excessively concerned with cleanliness 3n a small part that can be considered separately from the whole Syn|Hypo|Hyper detail, item high spot, highlight the most interesting or memorable part component, component part, constituent, part, portion something determined in relation to something that includes it 4n a fact about some part (as opposed to general) he always reasons from the particular to the general Syn|Ant|Hyper specific general a fact about the whole (as opposed to particular) fact a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred |
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