Especially usually means 'particularly'. * especially 通常表示尤其、特别：◆She loves all sports, especially swimming.她喜爱各种运动，尤其是游泳。 It is not placed first in a sentence.该词不用于句首：◆I especially like sweet things.我特别喜欢吃甜食。◆Especially I like sweet things.
Specially usually means 'for a particular purpose' and is often followed by a past participle, such as designed, developed or made. * specially 通常表示特意地、专门地，其后常接 designed、developed 或 made 等过去分词：◆a course specially designed to meet your needs为满足你们的需要专门开设的课程◆She has her clothes specially made in Paris.她的衣服是特意在巴黎定做的。
In BrE, especially and specially are often used in the same way and it can be hard to hear the difference when people speak. Specially is less formal.在英式英语中，especially 和 specially 常具有相同的用法，说话时很难听出其区别。specially 较非正式：◆I bought this especially/specially for you.这是我特意为你买的。◆It is especially/specially important to remember this.记住这一点尤为重要。
The adjective for both especially and specially is usually special. * especially 和 specially 的形容词通常为 special。