单词 | singularity |
释义 | singularity (once / 3855 pages) n The singularity of something is a quality that's unusual or unique. You might note the singularity of a Hollywood movie that features a female lead role and no romance, for example. You can use the noun singularity when something is literally "one of a kind," like your grandmother's strange macrame wall art, or to mean exceptional or striking, like your nephew's bright red hair. He stands out among the other kindergartners, so his hair has a singularity, though he's not the only red-headed kid in the world. The Latin root is singularis, which means "single or solitary." WORD FAMILYsingularity: singularities+/singular: singularise, singularity, singularize, singularly, singulars/singularize: singularizes, singularizing USAGE EXAMPLES“The mark of the writer is . . . nothing more than the singularity of his absence,” Weinberger writes, later in the piece. The New Yorker(Dec 14, 2016) Already the centre has prompted exciting insights on the reality of naked singularities in space-time, the prospects for imaging black-hole silhouettes and the information paradox. Nature(Nov 01, 2016) All the vitality and hope that had vanished into the singularity slammed back into him so hard his whole body trembled. Nature(Oct 04, 2016) 1n the quality of being one of a kind that singularity distinguished him from all his companions Syn|Hyper uniqueness individualism, individuality, individuation the quality of being individual 2n strangeness by virtue of being remarkable or unusual Hyper strangeness, unfamiliarity unusualness as a consequence of not being well known |
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