uniqueness

/juˈniːknəs/ (bre, ipa) · [junˈiknəs] /juˈniːknəs/ (ame, ipa)

uniqueness — noun

1. What makes a person or thing different from all others — either as the sole exam

1.名詞B2
釋義

What makes a person or thing different from all others — either as the sole example of a type, or as someone or something that stands out in a memorable, admirable way.

例句

The old fishing village draws visitors because of the uniqueness of its traditional wooden houses.

collocation: uniqueness of + noun phrase

Kemi's singing voice has a uniqueness that the judges noticed right away.

pattern: possessive + uniqueness + that-clause

同義詞
  • distinctiveness

    focuses on being clearly different or separate from others; slightly less strong than uniqueness

  • singularity

    emphasises extreme rarity; more formal and less common in everyday speech

  • originality

    refers to being new or different in a creative way, often used for ideas or art

反義詞
  • commonness

    the quality of being ordinary or frequently encountered

  • ordinariness

    the quality of being unremarkable; the opposite of being special

文法句型

the uniqueness of + noun phrase

possessive + uniqueness

用法筆記

Uncountable; commonly paired with an of-phrase or possessive to specify what is unique. Frequently appears in academic, descriptive, and evaluative writing. Avoid using it as a countable noun (❌ uniquenesses).

常見錯誤

❌This is a uniqueness opportunity.
✅This is a unique opportunity.
💡'Uniqueness' is a noun; don't use it as an adjective to modify another noun.
❌The uniqueness of the problem.' (on its own, incomplete)
✅The uniqueness of the problem made it hard to solve.
💡The noun often needs a follow-up statement to give the sentence full meaning.