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individual
常考释义
1. adj. 个人的
relating to one person rather than a group
例:The government has to do everything in order to protect private property and individual freedom.
政府应当尽一切努力保护私人财产和个人自由。
2. adj. 单独的
existing or considered separately from other people or things
例:Individual members of the cast contributed greatly to the show’s success. (Macmillan English Dictionary 2nd Edition) 每位演员都为这场表演的成功做出了贡献。
3. n. 个体
a person considered separately from their society or community
例: We believe in the freedom of the individual. (Macmillan English Dictionary 2nd Edition)
我们相信个人的自由。
例句
The United States’ citizens were less secure about themselves as individuals and as American.
美国公民不那么确信自己是拥有美国国籍的一个个个体。
match individual needs
满足个人的需求
individual employees
一个个职员
individual machines
一个个机器
练习
判断下列句子中individual的意思:
1. It was designed for use in Kinetoscope parlors, or arcades, which contained only a few individual machines and permitted only one customer to view a short, 50-foot film at any one time.
2. Choose a savings account to match your individual needs.
(Macmillan English Dictionary 2nd Edition)
3. Sometimes these creative solutions come about because a group is more likely to make risky decisions that an individual might not undertake.
拓展
【辨析】和individual相比,personal一般只针对人,不针对事物,表示“私人的、亲身的、个人的”,有一些固定的搭配,比如说personal experience个人经历,personal opinion个人观点,personal trainer私人教练,等等。
练习答案:1.单独的;2.个人的;3.个体
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