spe·cif·ic
adjective OPAL WOPAL S
/spəˈsɪfɪk/
/spəˈsɪfɪk/
synonym particular特定的 - specific needs/requirements
特定的需要/要求 - patients who suffer from a specific type of cancer
患有某一特定种类癌症的病人 - The money was collected for a specific purpose.
这笔钱是为一个特定用途而收的。 - specific problems/issues
具体问题/问题 - a specific location/task/case
特定地点/任务/案例 - children with specific learning difficulties (= in one area only)
某一方面有学习困难的儿童
Extra Examples- I know that this is not your specific area of expertise.
我知道这不是您的专业领域。 - Each debate will focus on a specific political issue.
每场辩论将聚焦一个特定的政治问题。 - children’s television programmes aimed at a specific age group
针对特定年龄段的儿童电视节目 - a specific target/goal
特定的目标/目标
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- fairly
- rather
- very
- …
- about
- to
- specific needs/requirements
synonym precise明确的;具体的 - specific information/details/examples/questions
具体信息/细节/例子/问题 - ‘I'd like your help tomorrow.’ ‘Can you be more specific (= tell me exactly what you want)?’
“我想让你明天来帮帮我。”“你能不能说得具体些?” - The regulations make specific reference to the transmission of personal data over a network.
该法规特别提到了通过网络传输个人数据。 - I gave you specific instructions.
我给过你明确的指示。 - specific about something He was not specific about his plans.
他没有具体说明他的计划。
Extra Examples- Can you be a little more specific in your instructions?
你的指示能再具体些吗? - Highly specific instructions were issued.
作出了一系列极为明确的指示。 - She was quite specific about the type she wanted.
对自己想要哪种类型她十分明确。 - issuing a highly specific set of instructions
作出一系列极为明确的指示 - We try to meet the specific requirements of our clients.
我们尽力满足客户的具体要求。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- fairly
- rather
- very
- …
- about
- to
- specific information/details/examples/questions
- specific (to something) (formal) existing only in one place or limited to one thing
synonym peculiar特有的;独特的 - a belief that is specific to this part of Africa
非洲这一地区特有的一种观念 - These heart issues are specific to women.
这些心脏问题是妇女独有的。 - These values are culturally specific, not naturally given.
这些价值观具有文化特征,并非天然形成。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- fairly
- rather
- very
- …
- about
- to
- a belief that is specific to this part of Africa
Word Originmid 17th cent. (originally in the sense ‘having a special determining quality’): from late Latin specificus, from Latin species ‘appearance, form, beauty’, from specere ‘to look’.