specialty
发音
How to pronounce specialty in British English:
英 [ˈspeʃəlti]
How to pronounce specialty in American English:
美 [ˈspeʃəlti]
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- Noun:
- an asset of special worth or utility
- a distinguishing trait
- the special line of work you have adopted as your career
单词词源
- specialty (n.)
- c. 1300, "particular affection; special attachment or favor, partiality," from Old French especialte, more vernacular form of specialite (see speciality). Compare personalty/personality; realty/reality. From early 15c. as "unusual, or extraordinary thing; specialized branch of learning; peculiar quality, distinctive characteristic."
双语例句
- 1. Her profile page shows her picture and her specialty -- neuroscience .
- 2. We recommend getting properly fitted into a supportive shoe by a specialty running shop .
- 3. Drewes studies how animals respond to their own calls ; his specialty is frogs .
- 4. This led to the development of a new medical specialty , palliative care , and modern hospice philosophy .
- 5. You 're sure to see sacher torte , the local specialty .