| 单词 | singular |
| 释义 | singular (once / 135 pages) adjn If something is extraordinary, remarkable, or one of a kind, you can say it is singular. A singular opportunity to sing onstage with a rock star is a remarkable opportunity. Seeing the single inside singular can help you understand its meaning in the sense of one. In grammar, singular means one, as opposed to plural, which means more than one. But singular’s not always––or singularly––about being unique. Walking through a foggy cemetery might give you a singular feeling––or a feeling that’s odd and peculiar––that ghosts could possibly be real. WORD FAMILYsingular: singularise, singularity, singularize, singularly, singulars+/singularity: singularities/singularize: singularizes, singularizing USAGE EXAMPLESPictorial elements may be soft or hard, recurring or singular, outlined or not. Washington Post(Dec 29, 2016) The mother is a singular star to her baby, whose gaze follows her around the room with the watchfulness of an obsessive fan. New York Times(Dec 30, 2016) Mr. Washington directs with an ear for Wilson’s singular dialogue as well as a master’s interpretive of Wilson’s complex themes and family dynamics. Washington Times(Dec 27, 2016) 1adj being a single and separate person or thing can the singular person be understood apart from his culture? "every fact in the world might be singular...unlike any other fact and sole of its kind"-William James Syn individual, single being or characteristic of a single thing or person 2adj composed of one member, set, or kind Ant plural composed of more than one member, set, or kind 3adj the single one of its kind a singular example Syn unique single existing alone or consisting of one entity or part or aspect or individual 4adj unusual or striking such poise is singular in one so young Syn remarkable extraordinary beyond what is ordinary or usual; highly unusual or exceptional or remarkable 5adj beyond or deviating from the usual or expected singular behavior Syn curious, funny, odd, peculiar, queer, rum, rummy strange, unusual being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird 6adj grammatical number category referring to a single item or unit Ant plural grammatical number category referring to two or more items or units duala grammatical number category referring to two items or units as opposed to one item (singular) or more than two items (plural) 7n the form of a word that is used to denote a singleton Syn|Ant|Hyper singular form plural, plural form the form of a word that is used to denote more than one descriptor, form, signifier, word form the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something |
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