par·tic·u·lar1 /pəˈtɪkjələ $ pərˈtɪkjələr/ ●●● S1 W1 adjectiveadj1 [only before noun]DIFFERENT a particular thing or person is the one that you are talking about, and not any other 特定的,特指的 → certain, specificIn this particular case, no one else was involved. 這件事沒有其他人牽涉其中。
Most students choose one particular area for research. 大多數學生選擇一個特定領域進行研究。
a particular type of food 某一類食品
2 ESPECIALLYspecial or great 特殊的,特别的;不尋常的You should pay particular attention to spelling. 你應該特别注意拼寫。
For no particular reason, he quit the job. 沒有什麽特别原因他就辭了工作。
of particular interest/concern/importance etcOf particular concern is the rising cost of transportation. 特别令人擔憂的是交通成本日益上升。
anything/nothing/something particularI had nothing particular planned. 我沒有什麽特别的計劃。
3 ESPECIALLYvery careful about choosing exactly what you like and not easily satisfied 講究的;挑剔的,吹毛求疵的 SYN fussyparticular aboutMarty’s very particular about his food. 馬蒂對食物很挑剔。
no particular reason• For no particular reason he felt more alert and in control.• He did so for no particular reason; it was just an impulse.• There seems no particular reason to ascribe economic rationality to one group and not the other.• There is no particular reason to believe that this was caused merely by the newer properties being of higher value.• Even so, there was no particular reason to go to Berlin.• They had no particular reason to like Sutton.• For no particular reason, we shall start with an examination of $ 5.• There is no particular reason why input should be so restricted. particular about• Mr. Gabbert is very particular about how his business is run.