singular

• adj. 单数的；单一的；非凡的；异常的
• n. 单数

single,单个的，-ular,形容词后缀。引申诸相关词义。

singular

singular: [14] Singular comes ultimately from Latin singulāris ‘alone 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.

红衣主教梅斯基亚无疑是个怪人。

来自柯林斯例句

2. The singular of Inuit is Inuk.

Inuit（依努依特人）的单数形式是Inuk。

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

单词you可以是单数也可以是复数。

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

名词mouse是 mice 的单数形式.

来自《简明英汉词典》

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

这个年轻人对音乐有非凡的欣赏力.

来自《简明英汉词典》