Singularity

(noun.) the quality of being one of a kind; 'that singularity distinguished him from all his companions'.

(noun.) strangeness by virtue of being remarkable or unusual.

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• Singularity is almost invariably a clue. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯历险记.
• I haven't got to keep it warm,' Mr Wegg made answer, in a sort of desperation occasioned by the singularity of the question. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 我们共同的朋友.
• There is an indefinite sense that he must be invading some region of singularity, good or bad. 托马斯·哈代. 还乡.
• My refusing to eat flesh occasioned an inconvenience, and I was frequently chid for my singularity. 本杰明·富兰克林. 富兰克林自传.
• If they had, it would be no matter of surprise, and the singularity of the thing would cease. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外传.
• I have discovered but few national singularities among them. 本杰明·富兰克林. 富兰克林自传.

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