singular 音标拼音: [s'ɪŋgjəlɚ]
a . 单数的;非凡的,卓越的
单数的;非凡的,卓越的
singular 奇异
singular adj 1 :
unusual or striking ; "
a remarkable sight "; "
such poise is singular in one so young " [
synonym : {
remarkable }, {
singular }]
2 :
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected ; "
a curious hybrid accent "; "
her speech has a funny twang "; "
they have some funny ideas about war "; "
had an odd name "; "
the peculiar aromatic odor of cloves "; "
something definitely queer about this town "; "
what a rum fellow "; "
singular behavior " [
synonym :
{
curious }, {
funny }, {
odd }, {
peculiar }, {
queer }, {
rum },
{
rummy }, {
singular }]
3 :
being a single and separate person or thing ; "
can the singular person be understood apart from his culture ?";
"
every fact in the world might be singular ...
unlike any other fact and sole of its kind "-
William James 4 :
composed of one member ,
set ,
or kind [
ant : {
plural }]
5 :
grammatical number category referring to a single item or unit [
ant : {
plural }]
6 :
the single one of its kind ; "
a singular example "; "
the unique existing example of Donne '
s handwriting "; "
a unique copy of an ancient manuscript "; "
certain types of problems have unique solutions " [
synonym : {
singular }, {
unique }]
n 1 :
the form of a word that is used to denote a singleton [
synonym :
{
singular }, {
singular form }] [
ant : {
plural }, {
plural form }]
Singular \
Sin "
gu *
lar \ (
s [
i ^][
ng ]"
g [-
u ]*
l [~
e ]
r ),
a . [
OE .
singuler ,
F .
singulier ,
fr .
L .
singularius ,
singularis ,
fr .
singulus single .
See {
Single },
a .]
1 .
Separate or apart from others ;
single ;
distinct . [
Obs .]
--
Bacon .
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1913 Webster ]
And God forbid that all a company Should rue a singular man '
s folly . --
Chaucer .
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2 .
Engaged in by only one on a side ;
single . [
Obs .]
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To try the matter thus together in a singular combat . --
Holinshed .
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3 . (
Logic )
Existing by itself ;
single ;
individual .
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The idea which represents one . . .
determinate thing ,
is called a singular idea ,
whether simple ,
complex ,
or compound . --
I .
Watts .
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4 . (
Law )
Each ;
individual ;
as ,
to convey several parcels of land ,
all and singular .
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5 . (
Gram .)
Denoting one person or thing ;
as ,
the singular number ; --
opposed to {
dual }
and {
plural }.
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6 .
Standing by itself ;
out of the ordinary course ;
unusual ;
uncommon ;
strange ;
as ,
a singular phenomenon .
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So singular a sadness Must have a cause as strange as the effect .
--
Denham .
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7 .
Distinguished as existing in a very high degree ;
rarely equaled ;
eminent ;
extraordinary ;
exceptional ;
as ,
a man of singular gravity or attainments .
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8 .
Departing from general usage or expectations ;
odd ;
whimsical ; --
often implying disapproval or censure .
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His zeal None seconded ,
as out of season judged ,
Or singular and rash . --
Milton .
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To be singular in anything that is wise and worthy ,
is not a disparagement ,
but a praise . --
Tillotson .
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9 .
Being alone ;
belonging to ,
or being ,
that of which there is but one ;
unique .
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These busts of the emperors and empresses are all very scarce ,
and some of them almost singular in their kind . --
Addison .
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{
Singular point in a curve } (
Math .),
a point at which the curve possesses some peculiar properties not possessed by other points of the curve ,
as a cusp point ,
or a multiple point .
{
Singular proposition } (
Logic ),
a proposition having as its subject a singular term ,
or a common term limited to an individual by means of a singular sign . --
Whately .
{
Singular succession } (
Civil Law ),
division among individual successors ,
as distinguished from universal succession ,
by which an estate descended in intestacy to the heirs in mass .
{
Singular term } (
Logic ),
a term which represents or stands for a single individual .
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Syn :
Unexampled ;
unprecedented ;
eminent ;
extraordinary ;
remarkable ;
uncommon ;
rare ;
unusual ;
peculiar ;
strange ;
odd ;
eccentric ;
fantastic .
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Singular \
Sin "
gu *
lar \,
n .
1 .
An individual instance ;
a particular . [
Obs .] --
Dr .
H .
More .
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2 . (
Gram )
The singular number ,
or the number denoting one person or thing ;
a word in the singular number .
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154 Moby Thesaurus words for "
singular ":
a certain ,
abnormal ,
absolute ,
absurd ,
alone ,
an ,
anomalous ,
any ,
any one ,
appropriate ,
atomic ,
atypical ,
azygous ,
bizarre ,
celibate ,
certain ,
characteristic ,
concrete ,
conspicuous ,
crank ,
crankish ,
cranky ,
crotchety ,
curious ,
defined ,
definite ,
detailed ,
determinate ,
deviant ,
deviative ,
different ,
discrete ,
distinct ,
distinctive ,
distinguished ,
divergent ,
dotty ,
dual ,
eccentric ,
either ,
eminent ,
erratic ,
esoteric ,
especial ,
exceptional ,
exclusive ,
express ,
extraordinary ,
fey ,
first and last ,
fixed ,
flaky ,
freaked out ,
freakish ,
freaky ,
funny ,
idiocratic ,
idiosyncratic ,
impair ,
important ,
in character ,
individual ,
indivisible ,
inner ,
integral ,
intimate ,
intrinsic ,
irreducible ,
irregular ,
isolated ,
kinky ,
kooky ,
lone ,
maggoty ,
marked ,
minute ,
monadic ,
monistic ,
notable ,
noteworthy ,
number ,
nutty ,
odd ,
oddball ,
off ,
off the wall ,
offbeat ,
one ,
one and only ,
only ,
only -
begotten ,
out ,
outlandish ,
outre ,
outstanding ,
particular ,
passing strange ,
peculiar ,
personal ,
plural ,
precise ,
private ,
prominent ,
proper ,
quaint ,
queer ,
quintessential ,
quirky ,
rare ,
remarkable ,
respective ,
screwball ,
screwy ,
separate ,
several ,
signal ,
significant ,
simple ,
single ,
sole ,
solid ,
solipsistic ,
solitary ,
solo ,
special ,
specific ,
strange ,
superior ,
trial ,
true to form ,
twisted ,
unanalyzable ,
uncommon ,
unconventional ,
undivided ,
unearthly ,
unexampled ,
uniform ,
unimaginable ,
unique ,
unitary ,
unnatural ,
unordinary ,
unpaired ,
unrepeatable ,
unrepeated ,
unthinkable ,
unusual ,
unwonted ,
wacky ,
weird ,
whimsical ,
whole ,
wondrous strange SINGULAR ,
construction .
In grammar the singular is used to express only one ,
not plural .
Johnson .
2 .
In law ,
the singular frequently includes the plural .
A bequest to "
my nearest relation ,"
for example ,
will be considered as a bequest to all the relations in the same degree ,
who are nearest to the testator .
1 Ves .
sen .
337 ;
1 Bro .
C .
C .
293 .
A bequest made to "
my heir ,"
by a person who had three heirs ,
will be construed in the plural .
4 Russ .
C .
C .
384 .
3 .
The same rule obtains in the civil law :
In usu juris frequenter uti nos singulari appellationie ,
am plura significari vellemus .
Dig .
50 ,
l6 ,
158 .
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