idiosyncratic

/ˌɪd.i.əʊ.sɪŋˈkɹæt.ɪk/· adj.

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Chinese meaning

独特的;具有特殊形态或风格的

具jù有yǒu独dú一yī无wú二èr的de个gè性xìng特tè征zhēng，与yǔ他tā人rén或huò他tā物wù截jié然rán不bù同tóng

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指zhǐ鲨shā鱼yú鳍qí、海hǎi马mǎ等děng轮lún廓kuò极jí为wéi独dú特tè、一yī眼yǎn可kě辨biàn的de物wù种zhǒng外wài形xíng

Example

The system was most effective at finding species with idiosyncratic shapes, like shark fins and seahorses, but also detected sea cucumbers with 86% accuracy.

该系统在识别具有独特形态的物种方面效果最佳，例如鲨鱼鳍和海马，同时对海参的检测准确率也达到了86%。

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Background ✎

环huán境jìng丨gǔnAI 算suàn法fǎ识shí别bié走zǒu私sī海hǎi洋yáng野yě生shēng动dòng物wù，独dú特tè轮lún廓kuò是shì关guān键jiàn线xiàn索suǒ

Roots · etymology

源自希腊 idios（自己的）+ synkrasis（体质混合），原为医学术语

idio-(自身独有的)+ syn-(共同)+ -krasis(混合、体质)+ -ic(形容词后缀)

Collocations

idiosyncratic style / idiosyncratic behavior / idiosyncratic shape

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新AI工具借X光图像识别走私海洋野生动物指鲨鱼鳍、海马等轮廓极为独特、一眼可辨的物种外形