specialize

动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To make distinct or separate from what is common; To go into specific details. British,English,Oxford,US,intransitive
    — Firſt laſh the Great-ones ; but, if thou be wiſe, / In generall, and doe not ſpeciallize : / Yet, if thou doe, ſo wiſely let it be, / None may except but thoſe that faulty be.
  2. To make distinct or separate from what is common; To specify: to mention specifically. British,English,Oxford,US,rare
    — Our Sauiour specialising and nominating the places in which these false prophets should teach his presence to be.
  3. To make distinct or separate from what is common; To narrow in scope. British,English,Oxford,US,transitive
    — He is at moſt a confuſed and wild Chriſtian, not ſpecialized by any form, but capable of all.
  4. To make distinct or separate from what is common; To make distinct or separate due to form or function. British,English,Oxford,US,transitive
    — In the lowest orders of being, we find these functions very much blended together, and several of them apparently performed by one simple apparatus ; but in proportion as we rise in the scale, we perceive that they are specialized, or separated from each other, and that a complicated set of organs is appropriated to each of them.
  5. To become distinct or separate from what is common, particularly British,English,Oxford,US,intransitive
    — These cells specialized for propagation, however they may originate, are accordingly distinguished by a special name, that of Spores of Sporules.
  6. To become distinct or separate from what is common; To focus one's study upon a particular skill, field, topic, or genre. British,English,Oxford,US,intransitive
    — Also, to their honour be it said, they will not allow their scholars to specialize, and, with four hours of mathematics a week, even a Newton would not go up to Cambridge knowing much.
  7. To become distinct or separate from what is common; To focus one's business upon a particular item or service. British,English,Oxford,US,intransitive
    — Firms... which have specialised in the manufacture of ‘heavies’...
  8. To become distinct or separate from what is common; To be known or notorious for some specialty. British,English,Oxford,US,derogatory
    — Watson specializes in adiposeness; none of his chorus beauties may be considered featherweights.
  9. To train (someone) in a specialty. British,English,Oxford,US,transitive
    — "Kia, Honey, you got to help him to it," Bell Norton told the 16 year old girl she was "specializing" as part of the hospital's intensive care program for high risk babies and mothers.

词形变化

specializes present,singular,third-person specializing participle,present specialized participle,past specialized past specialise alternative

词汇关系

反义词
generalize
衍生词
cospecialize despecialize hyperspecialize nonspecializing overspecialize respecialize specialisation specialization specialist specializable specializer specialty speciality subspecialist subspecialize subspecialty subspeciality unspecialize

词源

Etymology tree
English special
Proto-Indo-European *-id-
Proto-Indo-European *-yéti
Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti
Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō
Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor.
Late Latin -izōder.
Middle French -iserbor.
Middle English -isen
English -ize
English specialize
From special + -ize.
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