individual
/ˌɪn.dɪ'vɪd.ju.əl/
noun [C]
SINGLE 单个
E
* a single person or thing, especially when compared to the group or set to which they belong
个人，个体

1. Every individual has rights which must never be taken away.
每个人都有一些不可剥夺的权利。

2. Like many creative individuals, she can be very bad-tempered.
像许多富有创造力的人一样，她的脾气有时会很不好。

3. We try to treat our students as individuals.
我们力图把学生当成独立的个体来对待。

/ˌɪn.dɪ'vɪd.ju.əl/
noun [C]
DIFFERENT 不同的
* a person who thinks or behaves in their own original way
（思想或行为）与众不同的人，有个性的人

1. If nothing else, the school will turn her into an individual.
即使不能有其他建树，这所学校至少会将她培养成一个有其独特气质的人。

/ˌɪn.dɪ'vɪd.ju.əl/
adjective
SINGLE 单个
E [before noun]
* existing and considered separately from the other things or people in a group
个体的，个人的

1. Each individual table is finished by hand.
每一张桌子都是手工制的。

E [before noun]
* given to or relating to a single, separate person or thing
单个的

1. We deal with each case on an individual basis.
我们单独处理每个病例。

/ˌɪn.dɪ'vɪd.ju.əl/
adjective
DIFFERENT 不同的
* belonging or relating to, or suitable for, people or things that are different or particular in some way
独特的，特有的

1. children with individual needs
有各自需求的孩子

2. Marion has a very individual writing style.
玛丽安的写作风格与众不同。

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☞ individual
in·di·vid·ual / 7indi5vidVuEl / adjective1. [only before noun] (often used after each 常用于 each 之后) considered separately rather than as part of a group
   单独的；个别的:
   We interviewed each individual member of the community.
   我们采访了社区中的每个成员。
   The minister refused to comment on individual cases.
   那位部长拒绝对个别情况发表评论。
2. [only before noun] connected with one person; designed for one person
   一个人的；供一人用的:
   respect for individual freedom
   对个人自由的尊重
   an individual pizza
   供一人食用的比萨饼
3. (usually approving) typical of one particular person or thing in a way that is different from others
   独特的；与众不同的
   SYN  distinctive :
   a highly individual style of dress
   十分有个性的衣着风格 noun1. a person considered separately rather than as part of a group
   个人:
   The competition is open to both teams and individuals.
   团队和个人均可参加比赛。
   Treatment depends on the individual involved.
   治疗方式因人而异。
   donations from private individuals (= ordinary people rather than companies, etc.)
   私人捐赠
2. a person who is original and very different from others
   与众不同的人；有个性的人:
   She's grown into quite an individual.
   她已经长成了一个相当有个性的人。
3. (informal, usually disapproving) a person of a particular type, especially a strange one
   某种类型的人；(尤指)古怪的人:
   an odd-looking individual
   模样怪异的人
   So this individual came up and demanded money.
   于是这个怪人就走上前来要钱了。

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individual

I. noun

• ADJECTIVE outstanding, talented | key | powerful | creative | average, normal, ordinary The average ~ watches around three hours of television per day. | private He was carrying out his functions as a trustee in the course of his business, rather than as a private ~. | single | certain, particular The motives influencing a particular ~ may change from time to time. | autonomous, independent His philosophy is about becoming aware of oneself as an autonomous ~. | isolated Society does not consist of isolated ~s, but people in a network of relationships. | rare, unique She saw the artist as a unique ~, possessing a heightened awareness of reality. | like-minded a group of like-minded ~s | named accusations of racism against named ~s | qualified We welcome applications from suitably qualified ~s. | healthy, infected | wealthy donations from wealthy ~s | human We know that all human ~s are unique.

• … OF INDIVIDUALS class, group She had taken a group of ~s and made them into a superb team.

• VERB + INDIVIDUAL treat sb as The teacher should treat each student as an ~.

• INDIVIDUAL + VERB differ, vary Although ~s vary widely, the bones of the average female skeleton are smaller and lighter than the male.

• PHRASES no one ~, no single ~ No single ~ had done so much for the development of the motor vehicle. | any one ~, any single ~ The needs of the community outweigh those of any single ~. | the freedom of the ~, the rights of the ~ the issue of the freedom of the ~ versus the intervention of the state | the ~ concerned It's up to the ~ concerned to contact the police. | the needs of the ~ Each course has to be tailored to the needs of the ~. | respect for the ~ | vary from ~ to ~ Eating habits are bound to vary from ~ to ~.

II. adj.
Individual is used with these nouns: account, accountability, achievement, advancement, assessment, attention, autonomy, category, character, characteristic, choice, client, component, conscience, consciousness, consumer, consumption, contribution, counselling, creativity, desire, discipline, enterprise, entrepreneur, event, expression, fitness, freedom, grievance, help, heroism, identity, ingredient, initiative, instruction, investor, item, lesson, liberty, look, member, membership, merit, mind, module, molecule, motivation, need, participant, participation, peculiarity, perception, personality, portion, preference, privacy, property, psychology, pursuit, quality, recognition, reply, requirement, response, responsibility, right, salvation, score, self, self-interest, shareholder, soul, sport, strand, strength, style, subscription, suffering, talent, taste, teaching, therapy, touch, training, trait, tuition, tutorial, unit, vote, will, work

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individual adj.
⇨ own (individual freedom/pizzas) ⇨ particular (each individual member) ⇨ unique (two completely individual styles)individual noun
⇨ person

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individual

adjective
1 zebras have a pattern of stripes unique to each individual animal | the individual chromosomes of the mouse
SINGLE , independent, separate, discrete, sole, lone, solitary, isolated; distinct, distinctive, particular, specific, peculiar.

2 he has a chic and highly individual apartment
DISTINCTIVE ,
ORIGINAL , unique, exclusive, singular, idiosyncratic, different, unusual, novel, unorthodox, atypical, out of the ordinary; characteristic, typical, particular, peculiar, personal, personalized, special; rare especial.
-opposite(s): COLLECTIVE ; ORDINARY.

noun
1 Peter was a rather stuffy individual
PERSON , human being, human, being, mortal, soul, creature, thing; man, gentleman, boy, woman, lady, girl; personage; informal character, type, sort, beggar, cookie, customer, guy, devil, bunny, bastard; Brit. informal bod, geezer, gent, punter; informal, dated body, dog, cove; Brit. vulgar slang sod, bugger; archaic wight.

2 she enjoyed the the freedom of being an individual
INDIVIDUALIST , free spirit, nonconformist, original, eccentric, character, bohemian, maverick, rare bird, rarity; loner, lone wolf, outsider; Latin rara avis; Brit. informal one-off, oner.

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individual 个人，个体
in-, 不，非；divide, 分开，分割。即不可分割的，原指耶稣的圣父，圣灵，圣子三位一体不可分开，后用来指单个的人，个人，个体。

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