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单词 particular
释义 par·tic·u·lar
I. \R pə(r)ˈtikyələr, -R pəˈtikyələ(r; pärˈt-, pȧˈt-, ÷ -k(ə)l-\ adjective
Etymology: Middle English particuler, from Middle French, from Late Latin particularis, from Latin particula small part, particle + -aris -ar
1. : of, relating to, or being a single definite person or thing as distinguished from some or all others — opposed to general
 < preferred the general to the particular approach — F.W.D.Deakin >
 < claims of the United States or any particular state — U.S. Constitution >
 < how a particular piece of land can be put to … use — Wall Street Journal >
2. obsolete : involving affecting, or belonging to a part rather than the whole of something : partial in extent : not universal
 < the three years drought … was but particular and left people alive — Francis Bacon >
3. : of, relating to, or concerned with the separate parts of a whole; especially : describing or setting forth the details of something : minute, precise
 < a particular account of the day's events >
4.
 a. archaic : of, relating to, or concerning a single person, class, or thing : personal, private
  < these domestic and particular broils are not the question — Shakespeare >
 b. obsolete : not occupying public office : private
5.
 a. : distinctive among others of the same kind : out of the ordinary : markedly unusual : worthy of notice
  < the … selection was the particular gem of the evening — Douglas Watt >
  < an attack of particular severity — New York Times >
  < a rather particular problem because of the immense size of the timbers — London Calling >
 b. obsolete : noteworthy as being peculiar, singular, or eccentric
6. : constituting a unit among a number : having a separate status : considered alone : individual, separate
 < each particular hair to stand an end, like quills — Shakespeare >
 < provoked by particular events in his life — T.S.Eliot >
7.
 a. : having the character of a particular in logic
  < all concrete individuals are particular and all universal individuals are abstract — Nelson Goodman >
 b. : affirming or denying a predicate to some part of the subject — used of a proposition in logic; opposed to universal
  < “some men are wise” is a particular affirmative >
8.
 a. archaic : markedly or especially attentive to a person : familiar in manner or behavior
  < never suffer this fellow to be particular with you — Henry Fielding >
 b. : close or intimate in personal relationship
  < my very particular friend — Charles Dickens >
9.
 a. : concerned with or attentive to details : careful, exact, precise, scrupulous
  < is very particular about her housekeeping >
 b. : nice in taste : fastidious
 c. : exacting : hard to please : finicky, fussy
  < these bacilli are not particular in their habitats — Justina Hill >
  < never lost patience with even the most particular customers >
Synonyms: see circumstantial, nice, single, special
II. noun
(-s)
1. archaic : a separate part of a whole : a constituent element, section, or division of something
 < let us divide the discourse into four particulars — Robert Johnson >
2.
 a. : an individual fact, point, circumstance, or detail
  < their dissimilarity in every particular except shape and size — Scott Fitzgerald >
  < determined that history shall not repeat itself in that melancholy particular — Dean Acheson >
 b. : a specific item of information : a factual detail (as of news, specifications, accounts) — usually used in plural
  < everybody was stirred by the news and wanted to know the particulars — H.E.Scudder >
  < genealogical particulars and biographical details are given — British Book News >
  — see bill of particulars
3.
 a.
  (1) : an individual specific separate thing, instance, or case as distinguished from a whole class
   < a discussion that attempts to generalize from particulars — Harvey Breit >
   < from moral generalities to business particulars — G.B.Shaw >
  (2) : an individual or a specific subclass in logic falling under some general concept or term : something that can be the subject of an atomic proposition
 b. : a particular proposition in logic
4.
 a. archaic : an individual or personal case, business, or interest : special concern or condition
  < return from the common cause to what concerns our particular — William Warburton >
 b. obsolete : personal profit or advantage : private interest
  < if the gentleman had kept all the allowance for his own particular — Edward Nicholas >
5.
 a. : an individual item or article
  < a few letters and particulars in the possession of the present writer — Richard Garnett †1906 >
 b. obsolete : an individual person; especially : one in private as distinguished from public life
  < it is the greatest interest of particulars to advance the good of the community — Roger L'Estrange >
6. : a statement setting forth the details of a matter
 < a particular of premises >
 < I send you the descriptive particular — Frederick North >
7. : something constituting a special distinguishing characteristic or feature (as of a place) — see london particular
Synonyms: see item

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