singular
adj
noun
ˈsɪŋɡjʊələ
adj
1
a
singular
noun,
verb,
form
etc
is
used
when
writing
or
speaking
about
one
person
or
thing
〔名词、动词等〕单数的;
the
singular
form
of
the
noun
该名词的单数形式
If
the
subject
is
singular,
use
a
singular
verb.
如果主语是单数，就用单数动词。
2
very
great
or
very
noticeable
[正式] 卓越的; 非凡的; 突出的
usually before noun 一般用于名词前 | formal
He
showed
a
singular
lack
of
tact
in
the
way
he
handled
the
situation.
他处理这局面的方式显得极不得体。
a
singular
achievement
非凡的成就
3
very
unusual
or
strange
[文] 异常的; 奇异的
literary
I
wondered
why
she
was
behaving
in
so
singular
a
fashion.
我想知道她为什么会有如此奇怪的行为。
noun
4
the singular
the
form
of
a
word
used
when
writing
or
speaking
about
one
person
or
thing
〔词的〕单数形式;
‘Datum’
is
the
singular
of
‘data’.
datum 是 data 的单数形式。
in
the
singular
Should
the
verb
be
in
the
singular
or
the
plural?
这个动词应该用单数还是复数形式？