singular
noun /ˈsɪŋɡjələ(r)/
/ˈsɪŋɡjələr/
[singular] (grammar- a form of a noun or verb that refers to one person or thing
单数;单数形式 - The singular of ‘bacteria’ is ‘bacterium’.
bacteria 的单数形式是 bacterium。 - The verb should be in the singular.
这个动词应当用单数形式。
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词源Middle English (in the sense ‘solitary, single’, also ‘beyond the average’): from Old French singuler, from Latin singularis, from singulus, related to simplus ‘simple’. - The singular of ‘bacteria’ is ‘bacterium’.