unique: [17] Unique comes via French unique from Latin ūnicus ‘only, sole’. This was derived from ūnus ‘one’, a distant relative of English one. It originally meant simply ‘single, sole’ in English, and the extended sense ‘unequalled, unparalleled’, which has often drawn the hostile criticism of purists (particularly when accompanied by qualifiers such as very or completely), did not emerge until the late 18th century, under French influence. => one, union
unique (adj.)
c. 1600, "single, solitary," from Middle French unique (16c.), from Latin unicus "only, single, sole, alone of its kind," from unus "one" (see one). Meaning "forming the only one of its kind" is attested from 1610s; erroneous sense of "remarkable, uncommon" is attested from mid-19c. Related: Uniquely; uniqueness.
雙語例句
1. Editorially, they never really became a unique distinct product.
就立場和觀點來說，它們從未真正做到樹立起自己獨具一格的視角。
來自柯林斯例句
2. Kauffman was a woman of unique talent and determination.
考夫曼是一個有著超群才智和決斷力的女子。
來自柯林斯例句
3. With its unique heating element it makes perfect coffee.
其獨特的電熱元件使它能夠煮出非常美味的咖啡。
來自柯林斯例句
4. This interesting and charming creature is unique to Borneo.