peculiar
adj
1
(a) odd or strange 奇怪的; 奇異的; 罕有的
a peculiar taste, smell, noise, etc 怪異的口味、 氣味、 噪音等
a peculiar feeling that one has been here before 似曾來過這里的奇怪感覺
My keys have disappeared it's most peculiar! 我的鑰匙不見了--這可太奇怪了! Cf 參看 funny peculiar (funny).
(b) (of people) eccentric (指人)怪僻的, 古怪的
He's a bit peculiar! 他有點怪!
her rather peculiar behaviour 她那頗古怪的行為.
2 (infml 口) unwell 不舒服的
I'm feeling rather peculiar I think I'll lie down for a while. 我覺得不太舒服--我想躺一會兒.
3 [pred 作表語]
~ to sb/sth
(a) belonging only to sb/sth 獨有; 獨特
an accent peculiar to the north of the region 該地北部獨特的口音
a flavour peculiar to food cooked on an open fire 明火炙烤食物獨有的味道
a species of bird peculiar to Asia 亞洲獨有的鳥種.
(b) used or practised only by sb/sth 專用的; 特有的
customs peculiar to the 18th century 18世紀特有的風俗習慣
slang peculiar to medical students 醫(yī)學院學生的專用俚語.
4 [attrib 作定語]
special or particular 專門的; 特別的
a matter of peculiar interest 特別使人感興趣的事
his own peculiar way of doing things 他自己專門的做事方法.