"idiosyncrasy" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 特質
• 習性

Definition

「特質」是指某人獨特的習慣或行為方式。也可用來形容某物或某人的獨特特色。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

常用於正式或學術語境，形容一個人的獨特小習慣或特色。常搭配所有格，例如「她的特質」。不適用於普通習慣。

Examples

One idiosyncrasy of my friend is that she always eats dessert first.

我朋友的一個**特質**是她總是先喫甜點。

It is an idiosyncrasy of this machine to make a loud noise when starting.

這臺機器的一個**特質**是啟動時會發出很大聲響。

Her biggest idiosyncrasy is tapping her foot while thinking.

她最大的**習性**是在思考時敲腳。

I always found his little idiosyncrasies charming.

我總覺得他的小**習性**很有趣。

Every family has its own idiosyncrasies that make it unique.

每個家庭都有讓它與眾不同的**特質**。

Don't worry, talking to yourself is just one of your harmless idiosyncrasies.

別擔心，自言自語只是你無害的小**習性**之一。