individual

英 [ˌɪn.dɪˈvɪdʒ.u.əl] 美 [ˌɪn.dəˈvɪdʒ.u.əl]
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  • adj. 个人的;个别的;独特的
  • n. 个人,个体
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将“individual”分解为“in”+“div”+“idual”。想象一个“i”孤单地站在“div”的中央,形成了“idual”,即单独的、不与他人共享的状态,从而帮助记忆这个单词表示“个人的”或“独立的”概念。
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词族 · individual

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中文词源

individual 个人,个体

in-,不,非,divide,分开,分割。即不可分割的,原指耶稣的圣父,圣灵,圣子三位一体不可分开,后用来指单个的人,个人,个体。

英语词源

individual
individual: [15] To begin with, individual retained in English its ancestral meaning ‘not able to be divided’: ‘in the name of the holy and individual Trinity’. Richard Whitbourne, Discourse and Discovery of Newfoundland 1623. It was borrowed from medieval Latin indīviduālis, a derivative of Latin indīviduus ‘not divisible’, which in turn was based on dīviduus, a derivative of the verb dīvidere ‘divide’. The semantic move from ‘not divisible’ to ‘single, separate’ took place in the 17th century. (English acquired the formally parallel indivisible, incidentally, in the 14th century.)
=> divide
individual (adj.)
early 15c., "one and indivisible" (with reference to the Trinity), from Medieval Latin individualis, from Latin individuus "indivisible," from in- "not, opposite of" (see in- (1)) + dividuus "divisible," from dividere "divide" (see divide). Not common before c. 1600 and the 15c. usage might be isolated. Sense of "single, separate" is 1610s; meaning "intended for one person" is from 1889.
individual (n.)
"single object or thing," c. 1600, from individual (adj.). Colloquial sense of "person" is attested from 1742. Latin individuum meant "an atom, indivisible particle;" in Middle English individuum was used in sense of "individual member of a species" from early 15c.

权威例句

1. Tourism is up, jobs are up, individual income is up.
旅游火了,工作机会多了,个人收入涨了。
2. This was a matter for decision by the individual.
这件事需要个人自己决定。
3. Choose a soft, medium or firm mattress to suit their individual needs.
针对他们各人不同的需要挑选柔软、软硬适中或者坚硬的床垫。
4. Whether such properties are a good deal will depend on individual situations.
这样的地产是否可获得大笔收益还要视具体情形而定。
5. Social science is a collective name, covering a series of individual sciences.
社会科学是一个统称,涵盖一系列的独立学科。

词语辨析

【distinctive, peculiar, individual, characteristic】
这组词都有“特有的,显示特征的”的意思,其区别是:
distinctive: 突出与众不同的或令人称赞的个性或特征。
peculiar: 侧重指某人或某物本身与众不同;也可指种族、民族或性别,着重有其无可争议的特点。
individual: 指特指的人或物,着重其与众不同,强调可将其区别出的品质与特性。
characteristic: 侧重指具有区别能力,典型的或本质的事物。

【personal, individual, private】
这组词都有“个人的,私人的”的意思,其区别是:
personal: 指属于或关于某人或某些特定的人,以区别于其他人。
individual: 与集体的相对,指个别或个体的。
private: 指属于私人所有或具有私营性质,以区别于集体或公共的,有时含不公开的意味。

【individual, native, people, inhabitant】
individual: 个人,有某种特点的人
native: 本地人,出生于某国(或某地)的人
people: 民族,种族,部落
inhabitant: (某地的)居民

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