distinctive

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++dis·tinc·tive /dɪˈstɪŋktɪv/ AWL adjective DIFFERENThaving a special quality, character, or appearance that is different and easy to recognize 〔特征、性格或外表〕独特的，特别的，与众不同的 a rock band with a distinctive sound 音色独特的摇滚乐队► see thesaurus at different —distinctively adverb —distinctiveness noun [uncountable]

Examples from the Corpus

distinctive• The Provencale beef daube and the zucchini casserole, for instance, were decent but not distinctive.• Whatever you think of Larkin's poetry, it's certainly distinctive.• Male birds have distinctive blue and yellow markings.• The most distinctive feature of the building is its enormous dome-shaped roof.• The manufacturer makes products to match the retailer's specifications and these are labelled with the retailer's own distinctive label.• These arrangements entrenched a distinctive land-owning pattern among the peasantry and perpetuated the peasantry's distance from other social estates.• It was like a jazz class to some extent but with all the rather distinctive movements he had for his actual choreography.• There is much evidence that the fluctuation field involves distinctive patterns of motion.• A black widow spider has a distinctive red hourglass marking on its stomach.• One particular strain lives only in the San Francisco Bay Area and gives the sourdough bread from that region its distinctive taste.• A skyscraper would obviously be more distinctive than a low bulky design.• It is a small species with a distinctive yellow stripe down its back.

dis·tinc·tive adjectiveChineseSyllable

having appearance a character, that or quality, special Corpus

distinctive
dis‧tinc‧tive AC /dɪˈstɪŋktɪv/

adjective
having a special quality, character, or appearance that is different and easy to recognize:

a rock band with a distinctive sound
—distinctively adverb
—distinctiveness noun [uncountable]

THESAURUS

   ▪ different if something or someone is different, they are not like something or someone else, or they are not like they were before: You look different. Have you had your hair cut? | We’ve painted the door a different colour. | The cultures of the two countries are very different.
   ▪ unique very different, special, or unusual and the only one of its kind. Don’t use words such as very before unique: The book is certainly very rare, and possibly unique. | the unique wildlife of the Galapagos Islands
   ▪ distinctive having a special feature or appearance that makes something different from other things, and makes it easy to recognize: Male birds have distinctive blue and yellow markings.
   ▪ unlike [prep] completely different from a particular person or thing: In Britain, unlike the United States, the government provides health care.
   ▪ have nothing in common if two people have nothing in common, they do not have the same interests or opinions and therefore cannot form a friendly relationship: Apart from the fact that we went to the same school, we have absolutely nothing in common.
   ▪ there’s no/little resemblance used when saying that two people or things seem very different: There’s no resemblance between the two sisters at all. | The final product bore no resemblance to the original proposal (=it was very different).
   ▪ dissimilar formal not the same as something else: These four politically dissimilar states have all signed a treaty of friendship and cooperation.
   ▪ be like chalk and cheese British English informal if two people are like chalk and cheese, they are completely different: It’s hard to believe that they’re brothers – they’re like chalk and cheese!
   ▪ be (like) apples and oranges American English informal used when saying that two people or things are very different: You can't compare residential and commercial real estate markets. It's apples and oranges. | Obama and Romney are apples and oranges. | Comparing homemade soup to canned soup is really comparing apples and oranges.

dis·tinct·ive AW

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/dɪˈstɪŋktɪv/

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adjective