particular: [14] Latin particula (source of English parcel and particle) was a diminutive form of pars ‘part’, and denoted ‘small part’. From it was derived the adjective particulāris, which denoted ‘concerned with small parts, or details’ (as opposed to ‘concerned with wider aspects of a matter’). English acquired it via Old French particuler. => part, particle
particular (adj.)
late 14c., "pertaining to a single thing or person," from Old French particuler (14c., Modern French particulier) and directly from Late Latin particularis "of a part, concerning a small part," from Latin particula "particle" (see particle). Sense of "precise, exacting" first recorded 1814.
particular (n.)
"a part or section of a whole," late 14c., from particular (adj.). Particulars "small details of statement" is from c. 1600.
雙語例句
1. We are taught to construe these terms in a particular way.
我們被教導要以特定的方式理解這些詞語。
來自柯林斯例句
2. Republican strategists are taking particular aim at Democratic senators.
共和黨的戰略家正尖銳地攻擊民主黨的參議員。
來自柯林斯例句
3. A particular source of contention is plans to privatise state-run companies.
發生爭執的一個根源就是國營公司的私有化方案。
來自柯林斯例句
4. He stares detachedly into the middle distance, towards nothing in particular.
他漠然而漫無目標地注視著不遠處。
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5. Prices range from $119 to $199, depending on the particular configuration.