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

• 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。
• A speech idiosyncrasy, in the same way as an air quote, is really justifiable only if its employed very sparingly and if the user consciously intends to be using it.
  言语怪癖和航空报价一样，只有在偶尔使用并且使用者有意识去使用的时候才说得过去。
• This is an idiosyncrasy of fine wine as an asset, which is well worth highlighting.
  这是精品葡萄酒作为一种资产的特质，非常值得强调。
• 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。
• Everyone has a few little idiosyncrasies
  每个人都有点小嗜好。
• 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。
• The subject idiosyncrasy is mainly manifesting self-consciousness, initiative and creativity.
  其主体性主要表现为自觉性、能动性和创造性。
• Objective: To optimize PEI-Glutaradehyde cross-linking method, it can improve sensitivity and idiosyncrasy of piezoelectric immunosensor.
  目的：对聚乙烯亚胺-戊二醛交联法进行优化，提高乙肝表面抗原压电免疫传感器的灵敏度和特异性。
• 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。