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connected with one particular thing only 特定的 specific needs/requirements 特定需求/要求 patients who suffer from a specific type of cancer 患有特定類型癌症的病人 The money was collected for a specific purpose. 這筆錢是爲一個特定用途而收的。 specific problems/issues 具體的問題 a specific location/task/case 特定的地點/任務/案件 children with specific learning difficulties (= in one area only) 某一方面有學習困難的兒童
Extra ExamplesI know that this is not your specific area of expertise. 我知道這不是你的專業領域。 Each debate will focus on a specific political issue. 每場辯論將聚焦一個特定的政治問題。 children’s television programmes aimed at a specific age group 針對特定年齡段的少兒電視節目 a specific target/goal 特定的目標
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detailed and exact 明確的；具體的 specific information/details/examples/questions 具體信息/細節/例子/問題 ‘I'd like your help tomorrow.’ ‘Can you be more specific (= tell me exactly what you want)?’ “我想讓你明天來幫幫我。” “你能不能說得具體些？” The regulations make specific reference to the transmission of personal data over a network. 這些規定特别提到了個人數據在網絡上的傳輸。 I gave you specific instructions. 我給過你明確的指示。 - specific about something
He was not specific about his plans. 他沒有具體說明他的計劃。
Extra ExamplesCan you be a little more specific in your instructions? 你的指示能再具體些嗎？ Highly specific instructions were issued. 作出了一系列極爲明確的指示。 She was quite specific about the type she wanted. 對自己想要哪種類型她十分明確。 issuing a highly specific set of instructions 作出一系列極爲明確的指示 We try to meet the specific requirements of our clients. 我們努力滿足客戶的具體要求。
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- specific (to something) (formal)
existing only in one place or limited to one thing 特有的；獨特的 a belief that is specific to this part of Africa 非洲這一地區特有的一種觀念 These heart issues are specific to women. 這些心髒問題是婦女獨有的。 These values are culturally specific, not naturally given. 這些價值觀具有文化特征，並非天然形成。
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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’.