| 单词 | idiosyncrasy |
| 释义 | idiosyncrasy —idiosyncratic /id'ee oh sin krat"ik, -sing-/, adj. —idiosyncratically, adv. /id'ee euh sing"kreuh see, -sin"-/, n. , pl. idiosyncrasies. 1. a characteristic, habit, mannerism, or the like, that is peculiar to an individual. 2. the physical constitution peculiar to an individual. 3. a peculiarity of the physical or the mental constitution, esp. susceptibility toward drugs, food, etc. Cf. allergy (def. 1). Also, idiocrasy. [1595-1605; < Gk idiosynkrasía, equiv. to idio- IDIO- + syn- SYN- + krâs(is) a blending + -ia -Y3] Syn. 1. peculiarity, quirk. See eccentricity. |
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