idiosyncrasy

英 [ˌɪdiəˈsɪŋkrəsi]

美 [ˌɪdiəˈsɪŋkrəsi]

n.  (个人特有的)习性; 特征; 癖好

复数：idiosyncrasies　

TOEFLTEM8化学

BNC.18599 / COCA.19034

牛津词典

noun

• （个人特有的）习性；特征；癖好
  a person's particular way of behaving, thinking, etc., especially when it is unusual; an unusual feature
  1. The car has its little idiosyncrasies.
     这辆车有它的一些小小脾气。

柯林斯词典

• N-VAR (个人特有的)癖好，嗜好;(物品的)特色，特点
  If you talk about theidiosyncrasiesof someone or something, you are referring to their rather unusual habits or characteristics.
  1. Everyone has a few little idiosyncrasies...
     每个人都有点小嗜好。
  2. The bike has style, it has looks, it has its little idiosyncrasies...
     这辆自行车品质一流，外观漂亮，有一些细节之处与众不同。
  3. The book is a gem of Victorian idiosyncrasy.
     这本书展现了维多利亚时代特色的精华。

英英释义

noun

• a behavioral attribute that is distinctive and peculiar to an individual
  Synonym:foiblemannerism

双语例句

• Everyone has a few little idiosyncrasies
  每个人都有点小嗜好。
• The article also thinks the trade made between firms in the former kind of varies industrial district is not belong to the idiosyncrasy one.
  本文还认为前一种模式中企业间的交易不是特质交易。
• It's an idiosyncrasy of hers that she always smells a book before opening it.
  打开书之前先闻一闻是她的癖好。
• They also cannot take the dynamic idiosyncrasy of recognizer into account.
  而且没有利用识别器的动态识别特性。
• This paper, taking Wangmuchi temple in Mountain Tai as center, tries to explain what Wangmuchi is and then further explore the idiosyncrasy of Wangmuchi as a temple, which is sacredness.
  本文以泰山王母池道观为中心，通过认清王母池是什么，进而探讨王母池作为庙宇的特质：神圣性。
• And through the integration of the human capital by the social capital, the firm can form the endogenous idiosyncrasy and keep the permanence competitive ability.
  而通过社会资本对人力资本的整合，可以使企业形成内生特质，获得持久竞争力。
• It was his idiosyncrasy to seem much older than his years.
  他的特点是看起来比实际年龄苍老得多。
• The book is a gem of Victorian idiosyncrasy.
  这本书展现了维多利亚时代特色的精华。
• Eating no meat was Amy's idiosyncrasy.
  不吃肉是艾美的习惯。
• If someone makes a comment about your weight/ appearance/ idiosyncrasy, try not to take it as offensive: its merely an observation on their part.
  如果有人评论你的体重/外表/特质，尽量不要视为是有冒犯之意：那只不过是对你个人外表长相和性格特质的一种表象观察印象而已。