• adj. 單數(shù)的；單一的；非凡的；異常的
• n. 單數(shù)

single,單個(gè)的，-ular,形容詞后綴。引申諸相關(guān)詞義。

singular

singular: [14] Singular comes ultimately from Latin singulāris ‘a(chǎn)lone of its kind’, a derivative of singulus ‘single’. It reached English via Old French singuler as singuler (the modern spelling singular is a 17th-century relatinization). The word’s grammatical application, and its use for ‘remarkable, extraordinary’, both developed in Latin.
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singular (adj.)

mid-14c., "alone, apart; being a unit; special, unsurpassed," from Old French singuler "personal particular; distinctive; singular in number" (12c., Modern French singulier) or directly from Latin singularis "single, solitary, one by one, one at a time; peculiar, remarkable," from singulus (see single (adj.)). Meaning "remarkably good, unusual, rare, separated from others (by excellence), uncommon" is from c. 1400 in English; this also was a common meaning of Latin singularis.

1. Cardinal Meschia was without doubt a singular character.

紅衣主教梅斯基亞無疑是個(gè)怪人。

來自柯林斯例句

2. The singular of Inuit is Inuk.

Inuit（依努依特人）的單數(shù)形式是Inuk。

來自柯林斯例句

3. The word "you" can be singular or plural.

單詞you可以是單數(shù)也可以是復(fù)數(shù)。

來自柯林斯例句

4. The noun " mouse " is the singular form of " mice " .

名詞mouse是 mice 的單數(shù)形式.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

5. The young man has a singular ear for music.

這個(gè)年輕人對音樂有非凡的欣賞力.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》