A lawsuit reveals how peculiar Harvard’s definition of merit is. 一场诉讼揭露出哈佛大学对“优秀”的定义有多独特。 ——《经济学人》
It’s a peculiar kind of work, seeing what strangers had kept in their closets, what they hung on the walls, what deodorant they liked. 这是份特别的差事,可以看到陌生人在橱柜里都放了些什么,墙上挂着什么,喜欢用什么样的除臭剂。 ——《纽约时报》
基本释义 [adjective] strange or odd; unusual [形容词] 奇怪的或怪异的;不寻常的
看见血会使她心里感到有点不舒服。这就是为什么和你谈话时她不停地摆弄钥匙。 Seeing blood makes her feel a bit peculiar inside. That's why she was fiddling with her keys while she talked to you.
Habits are peculiar things. They will drive the really non-religious mind out of bed to say prayers that are only a custom and not a devotion. 习惯真是样怪东西,它能驱使一个没有宗教信仰的人从床上爬起来做祷告,这种祷告完全是习惯使然,而非宗教热忱。