peculiar

• adj. 特別な; ユニークな; 奇妙な; 珍しい
• n. 特権; 特有の財産

ラテン語のpeculium（私有財産、私財、私用の牛、羊など）、pecus（家畜、牛、羊）が語源。idiom, idiot, idiosyncrasyと比較される。

peculiar

peculiar: [15] The etymological notion underlying peculiar is of ‘not being shared with others’, of being ‘one’s own alone’. It was borrowed from Latin pecūliāris ‘of private property’, a derivative of pecūlium ‘private property’, which in turn was based on pecus ‘cattle’, hence ‘wealth’ (source also of English pecuniary [16]). (A parallel semantic progression from ‘cattle’ to ‘property’ is shown in English fee.) The development of the adjective’s meaning from ‘belonging to oneself alone’ through ‘individual’ to ‘extraordinary, strange’ took place in Latin. Peculate ‘pilfer, embezzle’ [18] also comes ultimately from Latin pecūlium.
=> pecuniary

peculiar (adj.)

mid-15c., "belonging exclusively to one person," from Latin peculiaris "of one's own (property)," from peculium "private property," literally "property in cattle" (in ancient times the most important form of property), from pecu "cattle, flock," related to pecus "cattle" (see pecuniary). Meaning "unusual" is first attested c. 1600 (earlier "distinguished, special," 1580s; for sense development, compare idiom). Related: Peculiarly.

1. Flying at 1000 ft.he heard a peculiar noise from the rotors.

1000フィートの高さを飛行していると、回転翼から奇妙な騒音が聞こえる。

2.The problem is by no means peculiar to America.

この問題は決して米国に限らない。

3.She was a very peculiar -looking woman.

彼女は奇妙な姿をした女だ。

4.All this has made me feel quite peculiar .

これらのすべては私に少し不快感を与えた。

5.Rachel thought it tasted peculiar .

レイチェルは味が変だと思っている。