singular

名词 n. 形容词 adj.
/ˈsɪŋ.ɡjʊ.lə/    /ˈsɪŋ.ɡjə.lɚ/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A form of a word that refers to only one person or thing.
  2. That which is not general; a specific determinate instance.
形容词 adj.
  1. Being only one of a larger population; single, individual.
    — A singular experiment cannot be regarded as scientific proof of the existence of a phenomenon.
    And may God forbid that a whole group should suffer for a single man's folly.
  2. Being the only one of the kind; unique.
    — She has a singular personality.
  3. Distinguished by superiority: peerless, unmatched, eminent, exceptional, extraordinary.
    — a man of singular gravity or attainments
  4. Out of the ordinary; curious.
    — It was very singular; I don't know why he did it.
  5. Referring to only one thing or person.
  6. Having no inverse.
  7. Having the property that the matrix of coefficients of the new variables has a determinant equal to zero.
  8. Not equal to its own cofinality.
  9. Each; individual.
    — to convey several parcels of land, all and singular
  10. Engaged in by only one on a side; single. obsolete
    — Thus made he an end, and the two princes allowed well of his last motion, and so order was taken, that they should fight togither in a singular combat

词形变化

more singular comparative most singular superlative sing. alternative,abbreviation sg. alternative,abbreviation sg alternative,abbreviation singulars plural sing. alternative,abbreviation sg. alternative,abbreviation sg alternative,abbreviation

词源

词源 1
From Middle English singuler, from Old French, from Latin singulāris (“alone of its kind”), from Latin singulus (“single”).
词源 2
From Middle English singuler, from Old French, from Latin singulāris (“alone of its kind”), from Latin singulus (“single”).
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