peculiar/pIˋkjuljɚ; pIˈkjuːliə/adj 1 strange and surprising 奇怪的﹔异常的: a peculiar smell 奇怪的气味He's a rather peculiar boy. 他是个很奇怪的男孩。see box at见 STRANGE 方框2 be peculiar to sb/sth if something is peculiar to one place, person etc, only that place or person has it 是某人/某物特有的: a building style peculiar to this area 这一地区特有的建筑风格