| 单词 | of its kind |
| 释义 | > as lemmasof its kind c. of its kind: (used with reference to an example of something) (a) of its sort, type, or class; (b) within the limitations of its sort. ΚΠ 1649 tr. R. Descartes Disc. Reason 94 'Tis not to be believed..that an Ape..which were the most perfect of its kinde [Fr. de son espèce], should..equall the most stupid child. 1700 G. Booth tr. Diodorus Siculus Hist. Libr. v. ii. 186 This..Amber, which for Beauty and Brightness, excels all others of its Kind. 1829 Foreign Q. Rev. Jan. 393 Their Russia leather..is by no means bad of its kind. 1861 C. Dickens Great Expectations II. vii. 107 Rather a stately house of its kind, but dolefully in want of painting. 1969 Times Lit. Suppl. 16 Jan. 61/1 Thomas's nature writing was good of its kind. 2014 New Scientist 1 Mar. 40/2 Burney points out a lone loulu palm tree, one of the last of its kind. < as lemmas |
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