particular

adj. 特别的；详细的；独有的；挑剔的

n. 详细说明；个别项目

中文词源

particular 特殊的，特别的

来自particle,个体，颗粒。即个别的，引申词义特别的，特殊的。

particular: particular: [14] Latin particula (source of English parcel and particle) was a diminutive form of pars ‘part’, and denoted ‘small part’. From it was derived the adjective particulāris, which denoted ‘concerned with small parts, or details’ (as opposed to ‘concerned with wider aspects of a matter’). English acquired it via Old French particuler.
=> part, particle
particular (adj.): late 14c., "pertaining to a single thing or person," from Old French particuler (14c., Modern French particulier) and directly from Late Latin particularis "of a part, concerning a small part," from Latin particula "particle" (see particle). Sense of "precise, exacting" first recorded 1814.
particular (n.): "a part or section of a whole," late 14c., from particular (adj.). Particulars "small details of statement" is from c. 1600.

1. We are taught to construe these terms in a particular way.: 我们被教导要以特定的方式理解这些词语。

2. Republican strategists are taking particular aim at Democratic senators.: 共和党的战略家正尖锐地攻击民主党的参议员。

3. A particular source of contention is plans to privatise state-run companies.: 发生争执的一个根源就是国营公司的私有化方案。

4. He stares detachedly into the middle distance, towards nothing in particular.: 他漠然而漫无目标地注视着不远处。

5. Prices range from $119 to $199, depending on the particular configuration.: 价格因具体配置而异，从119美元至199美元不等。