sui generis
名词 n.
形容词 adj.
副词 adv.
英 /ˌs(j)uː.aɪ ˈd͡ʒɛn.ə.ɹɪs/|/ˌsuː.i ˈɡɛn.ə.ɹɪs/|/ˌsuː.i ˈd͡ʒɛn.ə.ɹɪs/
英文释义
名词 n.
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Something of its own kind; a thing apart.
— It is word-generated knowledge or knowledge by testimony ( K. T. for short ) – a sui generis.
形容词 adj.
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In a class of its own; one of a kind.
— It is easy to describe second-rate talents, because they fall into a class and enlist under a standard; but first-rate powers defy calculation or comparison, and can be defined only by themselves. They are sui generis, and make the class to which they belong.
副词 adv.
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By itself; of its own.
— They came up with a program that the federal Minister of Agriculture and his provincial colleagues agreed was a good and appropriate approach to handling that particular problem. They did it sui generis.
词形变化
词源
词源 1
Borrowed from Latin suī generis (literally “of its own kind/class”).
词源 2
Borrowed from Latin suī generis (literally “of its own kind/class”).
词源 3
Borrowed from Latin suī generis (literally “of its own kind/class”).
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