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单词 especial
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Definition of especial in English:

especial

adjective ɛˈspɛʃ(ə)lɪˈspɛʃ(ə)ləˈspɛʃ(ə)l
  • 1attributive Better or greater than usual; special.

    特别的;特殊的;不一般的

    these traditions are of especial interest to feminists

    女权主义者对这些传统特别感兴趣。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Where life is at stake the evidence must be scrutinised with especial care.
    • In his essays and prefaces to plays, poems, and translations, he comments about past and present literary practice, writing with especial care about the form and function of drama.
    • The sections on stage antiquities and on the Athenian constitution are of especial interest to scholars.
    • It was received with especial delight in the Netherlands and cultivated with great care.
    • It gave him especial joy, he declared, to see so many young, upstanding men in the congregation.
    • When building a house or farm especial care should be taken to place it at the foot of a wooded hill where it is exposed to health-giving winds.
    • Two contributions by indigenous writers will probably be of especial interest to readers with a social or cultural anthropological background.
    • I value education a great deal - it is one of the great processes of life - but, like other great processes of life, I don't feel any especial reverence for it.
    • The addition of a bit of 21st-century soft porn didn't improve the story or give it any especial depth, to my mind.
    • He had taken especial care preparing for this evening and in his heart he knew that he would be escorting this beautiful girl home.
    • Yet we feel especial guilt when our wrong-doing betrays another person's confidence.
    • I give especial thanks to Jane Brown for her extraordinary help and to Tony White for years of helpful discussions.
    • Of the 58 homes, the 18 detached residences are attracting especial attention from buyers looking to upgrade from a three-bed semi to something more spacious and of a higher quality.
    • Three features of these data are of especial interest.
    Synonyms
    exceptional, particular, special, extra special, extraordinary, outstanding, superior, unusual, marked, singular, signal
    out of the ordinary, uncommon, rare, unwonted, notable, noteworthy, surprising, remarkable, striking, unique
  • 2attributive For or belonging chiefly to one person or thing.

    特有的,独有的

    her outburst was for my especial benefit

    她的爆发主要是做给我看的。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Students and their problems were her especial concern.
    • Each member of the family had his especial duty to perform, his particular bags to oversee.
    • As a Provost and Judge, it is your especial duty to render justice to all, to hear patiently, remember accurately, and weigh carefully the facts and the arguments offered.
    Synonyms
    distinctive, individual, special, particular, distinct, peculiar, personal, own, unique, singular, exclusive, specific, private

Origin

Late Middle English: via Old French from Latin specialis 'special', from species (see species).

Rhymes

special

Definition of especial in US English:

especial

adjectiveəˈspeSH(ə)ləˈspɛʃ(ə)l
  • 1attributive Better or greater than usual; special.

    特别的;特殊的;不一般的

    these traditions are of especial interest to feminists

    女权主义者对这些传统特别感兴趣。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • It was received with especial delight in the Netherlands and cultivated with great care.
    • Three features of these data are of especial interest.
    • The addition of a bit of 21st-century soft porn didn't improve the story or give it any especial depth, to my mind.
    • Yet we feel especial guilt when our wrong-doing betrays another person's confidence.
    • Of the 58 homes, the 18 detached residences are attracting especial attention from buyers looking to upgrade from a three-bed semi to something more spacious and of a higher quality.
    • Where life is at stake the evidence must be scrutinised with especial care.
    • In his essays and prefaces to plays, poems, and translations, he comments about past and present literary practice, writing with especial care about the form and function of drama.
    • He had taken especial care preparing for this evening and in his heart he knew that he would be escorting this beautiful girl home.
    • When building a house or farm especial care should be taken to place it at the foot of a wooded hill where it is exposed to health-giving winds.
    • Two contributions by indigenous writers will probably be of especial interest to readers with a social or cultural anthropological background.
    • It gave him especial joy, he declared, to see so many young, upstanding men in the congregation.
    • The sections on stage antiquities and on the Athenian constitution are of especial interest to scholars.
    • I give especial thanks to Jane Brown for her extraordinary help and to Tony White for years of helpful discussions.
    • I value education a great deal - it is one of the great processes of life - but, like other great processes of life, I don't feel any especial reverence for it.
    Synonyms
    exceptional, particular, special, extra special, extraordinary, outstanding, superior, unusual, marked, singular, signal
    1. 1.1 For or belonging chiefly to one person or thing.
      特有的,独有的
      her outburst was for my especial benefit

      她的爆发主要是做给我看的。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • Students and their problems were her especial concern.
      • As a Provost and Judge, it is your especial duty to render justice to all, to hear patiently, remember accurately, and weigh carefully the facts and the arguments offered.
      • Each member of the family had his especial duty to perform, his particular bags to oversee.
      Synonyms
      distinctive, individual, special, particular, distinct, peculiar, personal, own, unique, singular, exclusive, specific, private

Origin

Late Middle English: via Old French from Latin specialis ‘special’, from species (see species).

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