one-of-a-kind
one-of-a-kind — 慣用語
1. describes someone or something so unusual that no other person or object shares
獨一無二
世上找不到第二個的人事物
describes someone or something so unusual that no other person or object shares the same combination of features — for example, a handmade dress sewn from antique lace, or an artist whose voice sounds like nobody else's.
Diego inherited a one-of-a-kind silver watch his grandfather had made by hand in Madrid.
Diego 繼承了一只獨一無二的銀錶，是他祖父當年在馬德里親手打造的。
attributive use before a noun: a one-of-a-kind + [object]
Every quilt in Hannah's small shop is one-of-a-kind, stitched from old family fabrics.
Hannah 小店裡的每一條被子都是獨一無二的，用家裡留下的舊布料一針一線縫成。
after linking verb 'is' to describe uniqueness
The chef built her career on one-of-a-kind dishes that mix Korean and Peruvian flavors.
這位主廚靠著結合韓式與秘魯風味的獨一無二料理打出了自己的招牌。
Friends often told Tanvi that her laugh was truly one-of-a-kind and impossible to forget.
朋友常跟 Tanvi 說，她的笑聲真的獨一無二，聽過就忘不掉。
The museum displayed a one-of-a-kind dinosaur skeleton found by farmers in southern Argentina.
博物館展出了一具獨一無二的恐龍骨骼，是阿根廷南部的農夫挖到的。
- unique
more formal; works in any register
- unparalleled
formal; stresses no equal in quality
- singular
literary; emphasises being the only one
- ordinary
common, found everywhere
- mass-produced
made in large identical quantities
文法句型
a one-of-a-kind + noun
be one-of-a-kind
用法筆記
Almost always positive in tone — used to praise something special, rarely to describe a flaw. Common in marketing copy for handmade goods, antiques, and art.