singular /'siijgjula(r); 'sirjgjalv/ adj 1 (liter) uncommon; strange: (文)殊臭的; 備特的： Isn't it unwise to make yourself so ~ in your dress, to be so unconventional? 你這樣奇裝異服不是不明智嗎？ 2 (formal) outstanding: (正式用語(yǔ))非凡的; 卓越的： a man of ~ courage and honesty. 真常勇敢和誠(chéng)實(shí)的人。 3 (gram) of the form used in speaking or writing of one person or thing. (文法 j 單數(shù)的。 “ the ~ number: (文法)單數(shù); 單數(shù)式： What is the ~ of children?, children 的暈數(shù)是什么？~ - ly adv outstandingly; strangely; peculiarly. 非凡地; 奇特地; 特殊地。 /.siijgjo'laerati; iijgja'lae-rati/ n (pl -ties) [U] strangeness; [C] sth unusual or strange. 奇異; 特異; 非凡或奇特之事物。 '~ize /-aiz; -aiz/ v make ~ (1). 使殊異; 使奇特。