General words may also be restricted by the ejusdem generis rule.

一般单词也可能受同类规则的限制。

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Etymologically speaking, a fairy is something quite particular, related in kind to the na-iads, or water nymphs, and while of the genus, we are sui generis.

从词源学上看，仙灵是一种非常特别的、与水泉女神或水仙女有关的生物，但在种属上，我们是自成体系的。

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But in other ways they are sui generis: much more diversified and readier to blur the line between public and private.

但就其他方面来说，他们却自成一格：更加的多样化，更善于游走在公共和私营之间。

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This sort of sonic amalgam isn't exactly the sui generis sort of originality associated with the greatest of the greats.

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The work of the Catholic theologians drew upon traditions stretching back to the ancient world that would have considered terrorists to be hostis humani generis, the enemy of all mankind, who merited virtually no protections under the laws of war.

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Chamberlain is practically sui generis though the idea of his best work (where steel is as malleable as paint) being AbEx in 3-D is a little closer to the truth.

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