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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary id·i·o·syn·cra·sy (plural -sies) ETYMOLOGY Greek idiosynkrasia, from idio- + synkerannynai to blend, from syn- + kerannynai to mingle, mix — more at crater DATE 1604 1. a. a peculiarity of constitution or temperament : an individualizing characteristic or quality b. individual hypersensitiveness (as to a drug or food) 2. characteristic peculiarity (as of temperament); broadly : eccentricity English Etymology idiosyncrasy c.1600, from Fr. idiosyncrasie, from Gk. idiosynkrasia "a peculiar temperament," from idios "one's own" (see idiom) + synkrasis "temperament, mixture of personal characteristics," from syn "together" + krasis "mixture." Originally in English a medical term meaning "physical constitution of an individual." Mental sense first attested 1660s. Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 idiosyncrasy idio·syn·crasy / 7idiE5siNkrEsi / noun[C, U] (pl. -ies) a person's particular way of behaving, thinking, etc., especially when it is unusual; an unusual feature (个人特有的)习性；特征；癖好 SYN eccentricity :
The car has its little idiosyncrasies. 这辆车有它的一些小小脾气。 • idio·syn·crat·ic / 7idiEsiN5krAtik / adj.: His teaching methods are idiosyncratic but successful. 他的教学方法很奇特,但很成功。 Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged id·i·o·syn·cra·sy noun also id·i·o·syn·cra·cy \ˌidēəˈsiŋkrəsē, -dēoˈ-, -sink-, -rəsi\ Etymology: Greek idiosynkrasia, from idio- + -synkrasia (from synkrasis action of commingling or blending — from synkerannynai to commingle, blend, from syn- + kerannynai to mingle, mix — + -ia -y) — more at crater 1. : characteristic peculiarity of habit or structure 2. a. : a peculiarity of physical or mental constitution or temperament : a characteristic distinguishing an individual; broadly : eccentricity b. : individual hypersensitiveness (as to a drug or food) < anemia accompanying the use of a sulfa drug is usually considered to be due to idiosyncrasy > |
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