distinctive
adjective OPAL W
/dɪˈstɪŋktɪv/
/dɪˈstɪŋktɪv/
- having a quality or characteristic that makes something different and easily noticed
独特的；特别的；有特色的 - clothes with a distinctive style
式样独特的衣服 - The male bird has distinctive white markings on its head.
雄鸟的头上有明显的白色斑纹。
- Each district of the city has its own distinctive character.
这个城市的每个地区都有自己独特的特点。 - Good diagrams are the book's most distinctive feature.
好的图表是这本书最显著的特点。 - She heard the distinctive sounds of a Siamese cat.
她听到了暹罗猫独特的声音。 - The car was silver with distinctive red stripes.
这辆车是银色的，带有明显的红色条纹。 - The herb has a strong, distinctive, celery-like flavour.
这种药草有一种强烈的、独特的、类似芹菜的味道。 - The kidnapper had a fairly distinctive voice with a Scottish accent.
绑架者的声音相当独特，带有苏格兰口音。 - There was nothing distinctive about the envelope in which the letter came.
装这封信的信封毫无特别之处。
Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
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- fairly
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词源late Middle English (in the sense ‘serving to differentiate’): from late Latin distinctivus, from Latin distinct- ‘distinguished’, from the verb distinguere, from dis- ‘apart’ + stinguere ‘put out’. - clothes with a distinctive style