1 (grammar语法) in the form that is used for talking about one person or thing only (语法)单数的:
‘Table’ is a singular noun; ‘tables’ is a plural noun.table是单数名词;tables是复数名词。☞Look at plural. 参看plural。
2 (written 书面语) unusual 非凡的;不寻常的
singularnoun [sing] (grammar语法)
The word ‘clothes’ has no singular.clothes这个词没有单数形式。What's the singular of ‘people’?people的单数形式是怎样的?
singular1/ˋsIŋgjəlɚ; ˈsIŋɡjələ or ˈsIŋɡjʊlə/adj 1 the singular form of a word is used when you are talking or writing about one person or thing [→ plural] 单数的2 formal very great or noticeable【正式】卓越的﹔非凡的﹔突出的: singular beauty 无与伦比的美
singular2n the singular the form of a word that you use when you are talking or writing about one person or thing〔词的〕单数形式
singularsingularsingularsnoun (no plural)(grammar) the form of a word that you use for one person or thing: The singular of ‘men’ is ‘man’.▶ singularadjective: ‘Table’ is a singular noun.Look at plural.