individual

individual
adjective
  1. [attrib.]single; separate
    单个的，单独的
    individual tiny flowers.
    一朵朵小花朵。
  2. of or for a particular person
    个人的
    the individual needs of the children.
    儿童的个人需要。
    ■designed for use by one person
    供一人用的
    individual serving dishes.
    供一人吃的一客客菜肴。
    ■characteristic of a particular person or thing
    独特的；个性的，个人（或个别事物）特有的
    individual traits of style.
    独特的风格特点。
    ■having a striking or unusual character; original
    有特色的，独创的
    she creates her own, highly individual, landscapes.
    她创作了自己极富个人特色的风景画。
noun
  1. a single human being as distinct from a group, class, or family
    个人
    boat trips for parties and individuals.
    为团体和个人准备的乘船旅行。
    ■a single member of a class
    个体
    they live in a group or as individuals, depending on the species.
    它们根据种类不同群居或者独居。
    ■[with adj.](informal)a person of a specified kind
    (非正式)（某种类型的）人
    the most selfish, egotistical individual I have ever met.
    我所见过的最自私自负的人。
    ■a distinctive or original person
    与众不同的人；有个性的人；有独创性的人
语源
  1. late Middle English (in the sense 'indivisible'): from medieval Latin individualis, from Latin individuus, from in- 'not' + dividuus 'divisible' (from dividere 'to divide')
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