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- strange or odd; unusual奇怪的, 古怪的; 不寻常的：
his accent was a peculiar mixture of Cockney and American.
他的口音是伦敦土腔和美国腔混合成的奇怪腔调。
1.1
- predic. informal slightly and indefinably unwell; faint or dizzy〈非正式〉不舒服的; 虚弱的; 头晕的：
I felt a little peculiar for a while, but I'm absolutely fine now.
有一小会儿我感到有点不舒服, 但现在我完全好了。
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- predic.
peculiar to
belonging exclusively to独特的, 特有的, 独具的： the air hung with an antiseptic aroma peculiar to hospitals.
空气中漂浮着医院独有的防腐剂气味。
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- formal particular; special〈正式〉特殊的, 特别的：
any attempt to explicate the theme is bound to run into peculiar difficulties.
任何想阐述这个主题的尝试都注定会遇到一些特别的困难。
- chiefly Brit. a parish or church exempt from the jurisdiction of the diocese in which it lies, through being subject to the jurisdiction of the monarch or an archbishop〈主英〉（不受主教教区管辖而受君王或大主教管辖的）特殊教区（或教堂）。
词源
late Middle English （in the sense 'particular, special'）： from Latin peculiaris 'of private property', from peculium 'property', from pecu 'cattle' (cattle being private property). The sense 'odd' dates from the early 17th cent.