idiosyncrasy

idiosyncrasy
[ˌɪdɪə(ʊ)ˈsɪŋkrəsi]
(pl. -ies)

(一般作 idiosyncrasies)a mode of behaviour or way of thought peculiar to an individual
癖好，癖性
one of his little idiosyncrasies was always preferring to be in the car first.
他的小癖好之一就是总喜欢第一个上车。
■a distinctive or peculiar feature or characteristic of a place or thing
（地点、事物的）特色，特性
the idiosyncrasies of the prison system.
监狱系统的特色。
■(Medicine)an abnormal physical reaction by an individual to a food or drug
(医)（对食物、药物的）特（异反）应性

语源

early 17th cent. (originally in the sense 'physical constitution peculiar to an individual'): from Greek idiosunkrasia, from idios 'own, private' + sun 'with' + krasis 'mixture'

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