单词 | individuality |
释义 | in·di·vid·u·al·i·ty 1. a. < believed that one was born with a particular biochemical individuality just as one was born with a certain physical and psychological personality — Lancet > < only slowly does the child become aware of his individuality > especially < though he had no great … originality, there was a delicate individuality in his gracious and homely pictures — Havelock Ellis > b. < managed to give the borrowed product a distinctive national individuality — A.L.Kroeber > < white wines, which have considerable individuality — New York Times > < they were strikingly alike in gifts and tastes, but each had marked individuality of character — H.E.Starr > < the individuality or, better, the personality of each instrument of the orchestra — Nicolas Nabokov > c. < quietened her by sheer force of individuality — Arnold Bennett > < not only is the author unknown, but in the pure ballad there is no trace of his individuality — Encyc. Americana > 2. archaic 3. a. < the effort … of getting the individualities of a fresh group of people into one's head, is becoming every year harder for me — A.C.Benson > b. 4. < the great artist can transcend his own individuality — Harold Nicolson > 5. < distinguished by a strong streak of individuality and independence, the counterpart probably of the same pioneer spirit which originally marked the commerce and industry of the New World — W.T. & Barbara Fitts > Synonyms: see disposition |
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