particular

名词 n. 形容词 adj.
/pəˈtɪk.jʊ.lə/    /pɑrˈtɪk.jə.lɚ/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A small individual part of something larger; a detail, a point.
    — I did not omit even our Sports and Paſtimes, or any other Particular which I thought might redound to the Honour of my Country.
  2. A person's own individual case. obsolete
    — Since philosophy could never find any way for tranquillity that might be generally good, let every man in his particular seeke for it.
  3. A particular case; an individual thing as opposed to a whole class. (Opposed to generals, universals.) plural
    — When we examine common words, we find that, broadly speaking, proper names stand for particulars, while other substantives, adjectives, prepositions, and verbs stand for universals.
形容词 adj.
  1. Pertaining only to a part of something; partial. obsolete
  2. Specific; discrete; concrete.
    — I couldn't find the particular model you asked for, but I hope this one will do.
  3. Specialised; characteristic of a specific person or thing.
    — I don't appreciate your particular brand of cynicism.
  4. Known only to an individual person or group; confidential. obsolete
    — or these domesticke and particular broiles, Are not the question heere.
  5. Distinguished in some way; special (often in negative constructions).
    — My five favorite places are, in no particular order, New York, Chicago, Paris, San Francisco and London.
  6. Of a person, concerned with, or attentive to, details; fastidious. comparable
    — He is very particular about his food and if it isn't cooked to perfection he will send it back.
  7. Concerned with, or attentive to, details; minute; circumstantial; precise.
    — a full and particular account of an accident
  8. Containing a part only; limited.
    — a particular estate, or one precedent to an estate in remainder
  9. Holding a particular estate.
    — a particular tenant
  10. Forming a part of a genus; relatively limited in extension; affirmed or denied of a part of a subject.
    — a particular proposition, opposed to "universal", e.g. (particular affirmative) "Some men are wise"; (particular negative) "Some men are not wise".

词形变化

more particular comparative most particular superlative non-comparable also perticular alternative,obsolete particulars plural perticular alternative,obsolete

词源

词源 1
From Middle English particuler, from Anglo-Norman particuler, Middle French particuler, particulier, from Late Latin particularis (“partial; separate, individual”), from Latin particula (“(small) part”). Equivalent to particle + -ar. Compare particle.
词源 2
From Middle English particuler, from Anglo-Norman particuler, Middle French particuler, particulier, from Late Latin particularis (“partial; separate, individual”), from Latin particula (“(small) part”). Equivalent to particle + -ar. Compare particle.
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