particularity
/pəˌtɪkjəˈlærəti/ (bre, ipa) · /pərˌtɪkjəˈlærəti/ (ame, ipa) · /pər-ˌti-kyə-ˈler-ə-tē pə-, -ˈla-rə- also (ˌ)pär-/ (ame, mw)
particularity — 名詞
1. careful focus on small, exact information, especially when describing or recordi
詳盡；精細
描述或記錄時對小細節的仔細關注
careful focus on small, exact information, especially when describing or recording something so that nothing important is missed.
Noor described the antique vase with such particularity that the buyer felt no need to inspect it in person.
Noor 對那只古董花瓶的描述極為詳盡，買家因此覺得不必親自過目。
describe with particularity — formal phrasing
The auditor recorded every receipt with particularity, listing the date, vendor, and amount on each line.
稽核員把每張收據都詳盡地記下，每一行都列出日期、廠商和金額。
record with particularity — typical audit/legal collocation
Yasmin's notes lacked the particularity her supervisor expected, omitting the time stamps and room numbers.
Yasmin 的筆記不夠精細，未達到主管的要求，漏掉了時間和房號。
William explained the new rules with such particularity that even the youngest students could follow each step.
William 把新規則講得十分詳盡，就連最小的學生也能跟上每一步。
- precision
precision stresses accuracy of measurement; particularity stresses the inclusion of small details.
- exactness
exactness is more general; particularity emphasises full coverage of small points.
- thoroughness
thoroughness is informal and broader; particularity is formal and detail-focused.
- vagueness
vagueness is the opposite — lack of clear small details.
文法句型
the particularity of [something]
用法筆記
Frequently appears in the phrase 'with particularity', especially in legal, financial, and academic writing. Object of the particularity is what is being described or recorded, not the describer.
常見錯誤
2. small, specific points that together make up the full picture of a situation, ca
細項；細節
構成完整樣貌的零碎小點或具體事項
small, specific points that together make up the full picture of a situation, case, or subject.
Gabriel asked about the particularities of the rental contract before signing anything.
Gabriel 在簽約前先詢問了租賃合約的各項細項。
the particularities of [a document or case]
The judge asked the lawyer to set out the particularities of the claim in writing.
法官要求律師以書面形式列出該主張的具體細節。
set out the particularities of — legal register
Marco walked the new hire through the particularities of the office filing system.
Marco 帶著新進同事一一了解辦公室檔案系統的細項。
Astrid found the particularities of Swedish grammar confusing at first, especially the rules around definite endings.
Astrid 一開始覺得瑞典語文法的細項很令人困惑，尤其是定冠詞詞尾的規則。
- details
details is the everyday equivalent; particularities is formal and stresses smallness or specificity.
- specifics
specifics is similar in meaning and slightly less formal.
- fine points
fine points emphasises subtle items; particularities can also include routine small items.
- generalities
generalities are broad statements that ignore the small points.
文法句型
the particularities of [something]
用法筆記
Almost always plural in this sense. Distinguish from sense 1 (uncountable, the quality) — here the word names the small points themselves, not the careful manner.
常見錯誤
3. the feature or set of features that makes a person, place, or thing different fr
獨特；特色
使某人事物有別於他者的個別特徵
the feature or set of features that makes a person, place, or thing different from every other one.
The chef built the menu around the particularity of each season's local vegetables.
主廚依照每個季節在地蔬菜的獨特之處來設計菜單。
the particularity of [something]
Imran's poems capture the particularity of small fishing towns along the Indian coast.
Imran 的詩作捕捉了印度沿岸小漁村的特色。
One particularity of the Hui language is its long history of loanwords from Persian and Arabic.
Hui 語的一個獨特之處，是長期吸收了波斯語和阿拉伯語的外來詞。
Élise loved the particularity of her grandmother's village, where every house wore a different shade of blue.
Élise 很喜歡奶奶村子的特色，每戶人家的房子都漆成不一樣的藍。
- distinctiveness
distinctiveness emphasises being recognisably different; close synonym.
- uniqueness
uniqueness stresses one-of-a-kind; particularity allows several distinguishing traits.
- individuality
individuality is more often used of people; particularity works for places and things too.
- uniformity
uniformity is the lack of distinguishing traits across a group.
文法句型
the particularity of [someone or something]
用法筆記
Often appears with definite article ('the particularity of X') when naming what makes X distinctive. Can be countable when listing several distinguishing traits (sense 3 example 3).