peculiar
adjective/pɪˈkjuːliər/
Слово англійською: peculiar
Переклад peculiar українською: ди́вний, своєрі́дний
Детальний опис
- strange or unusual, especially in a way that is unpleasant or makes you worried
- a peculiar smell/taste
- The meat tasted rather peculiar.
- There was something peculiar in the way he smiled.
- I had a peculiar feeling we'd met before.
- He died in very peculiar circumstances.
- For some peculiar reason, she refused to come inside.
- peculiar (to somebody/something) belonging or relating to one particular place, situation, person, etc., and not to others
- a humour that is peculiar to American sitcoms
- a species of bird peculiar to Asia
- He has his own peculiar style which you'll soon get used to.
- the family’s peculiar importance in the affair
- the peculiar properties of mercury
- (British English, informal) slightly ill
- I don’t think I’ll eat anything—I’m feeling a bit peculiar.
Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘particular’): from Latin peculiaris ‘of private property’, from peculium ‘property’, from pecu ‘cattle’ (cattle being private property). The sense ‘strange’ dates from the early 17th cent.
Idioms
funny peculiar (British English)
(US English funny weird/strange)
- (informal) used to show that ‘funny’ is being used with the meaning of ‘strange’