the singularSLGthe form of a word used when writing or speaking about one person or thing 〔词的〕单数形式 → plural ‘Datum’ is the singular of ‘data’. 是 data 的单数形式。
in the singular Should the verb be in the singular or the plural? 这个动词应该用单数形式还是复数形式？
in the singular• If we were asked, now, to define civilization in the singular, we should certainly be more hesitant.• This being so, civilization in the singular has lost some of its cachet.• The term transnational capitalist class is used interchangeably in the singular and the plural.
→ the singular at singular2(1)