specimen
/ˈspesɪmɪn/noun
1- an individual animal, plant, piece of a mineral, etc. used as an example of its species or type for scientific study or display标本; 样本。
1.1
- an example of something such as a product or piece of work, regarded as typical of its class or group样品。
1.2
- a sample for medical testing, especially of urine（供检测用的）抽样（尤指尿样）。
1.3
- informal used to refer humorously to a person or animal〈非正式, 幽默〉人; 动物：
in her he found himself confronted by a sorrier specimen than himself.
在她身上, 他发现他遇到了一个比自己更不幸的人。
词源
early 17th cent. （in the sense 'pattern, model'）： from Latin, from specere 'to look'.