speciality
/ˌspeʃɪˈælətɪ/( <主北美> 【主医】 亦作specialty)
noun
(pl. -ies)
1- a pursuit, area of study, or skill to which someone has devoted much time and effort and in which they are expert专攻, 专业; 专长:
his speciality was watercolours.
他的专长是画水彩画。
1.1
- a product, especially a type of food, which a person or region is famous for making well特产(尤指特色食品)。
1.2
- as modifier meeting particular tastes or needs特制品; 特需品:
speciality potatoes for salads.
制作沙拉的特种土豆。
1.3
- (常作specialty)a branch of medicine or surgery医学专科; 专外科。
词源
late Middle English (denoting the quality of being special or distinctive): from Old French especialite or late Latin specialitas, from Latin specialis (see SPECIAL).