基本释义
n. （个人独有的）气质，性格，习惯，癖好
星级词汇
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英文词源
idiosyncrasy 习性，特征
idio-,个人的，syn-,表加强，-crasy,混合，搅拌，词源同crater,搅拌碗，火山口。引申词义个人的脾气，性情，习性，特征。由混合引申脾性和脾气来自古代的医学观念，即人体内的各种物质的混合决定和影响人的脾气和性情，类似于中国哲学观念的人体五行金木水火土。
常见短语
关于 “idiosyncrasy“（特质，古怪的习性）的一些常用短语：
- Personal idiosyncrasy: 个人特质
- Quirky idiosyncrasy: 古怪的习性
- Unique idiosyncrasy: 独特的特质
- Behavioral idiosyncrasy: 行为特质
- Cultural idiosyncrasy: 文化特质
- Eccentric idiosyncrasy: 古怪的特质
- Individual idiosyncrasy: 个体特质
- Peculiar idiosyncrasy: 奇特的特质
- Emotional idiosyncrasy: 情感特质
- Cognitive idiosyncrasy: 认知特质
- Social idiosyncrasy: 社交特质
- Idiosyncratic behavior: 特殊行为
- Idiosyncratic style: 独特风格
- Idiosyncratic taste: 特殊品味
- Idiosyncratic personality: 特立独行的个性
- Idiosyncratic habit: 特殊习惯
- Idiosyncratic preference: 特别偏好
- Idiosyncratic mannerism: 特殊举止
- Idiosyncratic thinking: 特异思维
- Idiosyncratic speech: 古怪言辞
- Idiosyncratic belief: 特殊信念
- Idiosyncratic interpretation: 特别解释
- Idiosyncratic approach: 特殊方法
- Idiosyncratic expression: 特殊表达
- Idiosyncratic perspective: 特殊观点
- Idiosyncratic reaction: 特殊反应
- Idiosyncratic response: 特殊回应
- Idiosyncratic pattern: 特殊模式
- Idiosyncratic trait: 特质
- Idiosyncratic charm: 特殊魅力
- Idiosyncratic humor: 特别幽默
- Idiosyncratic creativity: 特殊创造力
- Idiosyncratic perception: 特殊感知
- Idiosyncratic imagination: 特殊想象力
- Idiosyncratic talent: 特殊才能
- Idiosyncratic intelligence: 特殊智力
- Idiosyncratic curiosity: 特别好奇
- Idiosyncratic passion: 特殊热情
- Idiosyncratic behavior: 特殊行为
- Idiosyncratic taste: 特殊品味
- Idiosyncratic personality: 特立独行的个性
- Idiosyncratic habit: 特殊习惯
- Idiosyncratic preference: 特别偏好
- Idiosyncratic mannerism: 特殊举止
- Idiosyncratic thinking: 特异思维
- Idiosyncratic speech: 古怪言辞
- Idiosyncratic belief: 特殊信念
- Idiosyncratic interpretation: 特别解释
- Idiosyncratic approach: 特殊方法
- Idiosyncratic expression: 特殊表达
深度学习
idiosyncrasy (id ee oh SIN kra see) This noun refers to some characteristic of behavior that is limited to one person or group. It may be lovable or annoying. The various Greek roots of the word reinforce the meaning: an individual mixture of personal characteristics.
•“Lee has to look at the sports page before he’ll sit down to breakfast,” said his wife. “It’s just his little idiosyncrasy.”
•Charles Dickens often makes his minor characters memorable by giving them an idiosyncrasy that marks their appearances; for example, Mr. Pecksniff always puts himself down as a way of making himself important.
——摘自《Fiske WordPower: The Most Effective System for Building a Vocabulary That Gets Results Fast》
机器翻译，仅供参考
特质（id ee oh SIN kra see）这个名词指的是某一个人或群体的行为特征。它可能可爱或令人讨厌。该词的各种希腊词根强化了其含义：个人特征的个人混合。
•“李先生在坐下吃早餐之前，必须先看一下体育版，”他的妻子说。“这只是他的小癖好。”
•查尔斯·狄更斯经常通过赋予次要人物一种标志其外表的特质，使其令人难忘；例如，佩克斯尼夫先生总是把自己贬低为一种让自己变得重要的方式。
