| 正面 | 20101.idiosyncrasy 英 [,ɪdɪə(ʊ)'sɪŋkrəsɪ]美 [,ɪdɪə'sɪŋkrəsi]     |
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| 背面 |     释义： 1. want, wane => wanton.2. Someone who is wanton is etymologically 'lacking in proper upbringing or discipline'.3. The word was formed from the Middle English prefix wan- 'un-' (a reduced form of the adjective wane 'lacking', which is related to the modern English verb wane).n. （个人独有的）气质，性格，习惯，癖好 例句： 1. The book is a gem of Victorian idiosyncrasy.这本书展现了维多利亚时代特色的精华。 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。 idiosyncrasy (n.)c. 1600, from French idiosyncrasie, from Greek idiosynkrasia "a peculiar temperament," from idios "one's own" (see idiom) + synkrasis "temperament, mixture of personal characteristics," from syn "together" (see syn-) + krasis "mixture" (see rare (adj.2)). Originally in English a medical term meaning "physical constitution of an individual." Mental sense first attested 1660s." |