individual

noun

1. a human being

e.g. there was too much for one person to do

Synonym: personsomeonesomebodymortalsoul

2. a single organism

individual

adj

1. being or characteristic of a single thing or person

e.g. individual drops of rain
please mark the individual pages
they went their individual ways

Synonym: single

2. separate and distinct from others of the same kind

e.g. mark the individual pages
on a case-by-case basis

Synonym: case-by-caseitem-by-item

3. characteristic of or meant for a single person or thing

e.g. an individual serving
single occupancy
a single bed

Synonym: single(a)

1. 个别的;单独的
Individual means relating to one person or thing, rather than to a large group.

e.g. They wait for the group to decide rather than making individual decisions...
他们等待团体作决定而不是各自作出决定。
e.g. Aid to individual countries would be linked to progress towards democracy...
对个别国家的援助会与其民主进程相挂钩。

2. 个体;个人
An individual is a person.

individual的解释

e.g. ...anonymous individuals who are doing good things within our community.
一些在我们社区内做好事却不留名的个人
e.g. ...the rights and responsibilities of the individual...
个人的权利和责任

3. 独特的;有个性的
If you describe someone or something as individual, you mean that you admire them because they are very unusual and do not try to imitate other people or things.

e.g. It was really all part of her very individual personality...
那其实都是她独特个性的表现。
e.g. The language is highly individual.
语言非常独特。

1. 个别的：虽然还没有完全丧失所指涉的社会关系,它却已经不再代表人形体上或社会意义上的集结.这个误导的称呼, 影响深远.就科技本身的条件来说,收音机与电视倒不见得是一定要以个别的(individual)家庭作为传输其讯息的对象,