Particular



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• n. 事实, 细节
• ［英］ n. 事实, 细节 ( an individual fact or detail; item)
• ［例］ My boss stressed the important particulars of the project.

Webster Collegiate

I. adjective

• Etymology: Middle English particuler, from Anglo-French, from Late Latin particularis, from Latin particula small part
• Date: 14th century
• 1. of, relating to, or being a single person or thing <the particular person I had in mind>
• 2. obsolete partial
• 3. of, relating to, or concerned with details <gave us a very particular account of the trip>
• 4.
  • a. distinctive among other examples or cases of the same general category ; notably unusual <suffered from measles of particular severity>
  • b. being one unit or element among others <particular incidents in a story>
• 5.
  • a. denoting an individual member or subclass in logic
  • b. affirming or denying a predicate to a part of the subject — used of a proposition in logic<“some men are wise” is a particular affirmative>
• 6.
  • a. concerned over or attentive to details ; meticulous <a very particular gardener>
  • b. nice in taste ; fastidious
  • c. hard to please ; exacting
• Synonyms: see circumstantial, special

II. noun

• Date: 15th century
• 1. archaic a separate part of a whole
• 2.
  • a. an individual fact, point, circumstance, or detail <a hero in every particular — Ron Fimrite>
  • b. a specific item or detail of information — usually used in plural<wanted to know all the particulars of the incident><bill of particulars>
• 3.
  • a. an individual or a specific subclass (as in logic) falling under some general concept or term
  • b. a particular proposition in logic
• Synonyms: see item

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