Almost every one of my sisters had some distinctive aptitude with her fingers. One worked exquisite lace-embroidery; another had a knack at cutting and fitting her doll's clothing so perfectly that the wooden lady was always a typical specimen of the genteel doll-world; and another was an expert at fine stitching, so delicately done that it was a pleasure to see or to wear anything her needle had touched. I had none of these gifts. I looked on and admired, and sometimes tried to imitate, but my efforts usually ended in defeat and mortification.英文原著 · 《A New England Girlhood》
It was so with this disagreeable necessity of living among many people. There is nothing more miserable than to lose the feeling of our own distinctiveness, since that is our only clue to the Purpose behind us and the End before us. But when we have discovered that human beings are not a mere "mass," but an orderly Whole, of which we are a part, it is all so different!英文原著 · 《A New England Girlhood》
At his request, I put some little German songs into English, which he published as sheet-music, with my name. To hear my words sung quite gave me the feeling of a successful translator. The professor had his own distinctive name for each of his pupils. Eliza was "Naivete," from her artless manners ; and me he called " Etheria," probably on account of my star- gazing and verse-writing habits. Certainly there was never anything ethereal in my visible presence.英文原著 · 《A New England Girlhood》
"Nothing, in my opinion, could be further from the truth. We are a distinctive race--no more English, nationally, than the present King George is German--as closely related and as alike as a celluloid comb and a stick of dynamite.英文原著 · 《A Straight Deal》
"I never asked what the dance was," he returned. "I merely took the opportunity of revising my toilet, and getting rid of that rather distinctive overcoat, which I shall call for now. They're not too particular at such stages of such proceedings, but I've no doubt I should have seen someone I knew if I had none right in. I might even have had a turn, if only I had been less uneasy about you, Bunny."英文原著 · 《A Thief in the Night》
Apparently the birds that comprise this large general family are too unlike to be related, but the missing links or intermediate species may all be found far South. The first subfamily is comprised of distinctively American birds. Most numerous in the tropics. Their long tails serve a double purpose-in assisting their flight and acting as an outlet for their vivacity. Usually they inhabit scrubby undergrowth bordering woods. They rank among our finest songsters, with ventriloquial and imitative powers added to sweetness of tone. Brown Thrasher. Catbird.英文原著 · 《Bird Neighbors》
"eli scruggs what a distinctive name. people do seem to remember it. so if any of your friends, uh, need help, I can do pretty much anything.美剧 · 《Desperate Housewives》
I know that the turn of your arm when you pull that chair, it's pretty distinctive.美剧 · 《Lie to me》
'Cause if you had, you'd have a distinctive and sparkly... hand stamp!美剧 · 《Modern Family》
You employ a visual display Designed to make yourself Distinctive and memorable.美剧 · 《The Big Bang Theory》