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/ˈspesɪfaɪ/
to say exactly what you want, need, or mean, with enough detail that there is no doubt about it.
明確指出
過去式 specified過去分詞 specified-ing specifying三單 specifies
核心畫面
You can think of specify as putting your finger on the exact one and naming it out loud: not 'a room', but 'a room on the ground floor with two beds'. The point is to close the gap where someone else could guess wrong.
可以想成「用手指準確地指出那一個，並且把它說出來」：不是「一間房」，而是「一樓、有兩張床的那一間」。它的作用在於把別…更多收起
可以想成「用手指準確地指出那一個，並且把它說出來」：不是「一間房」，而是「一樓、有兩張床的那一間」。它的作用在於把別人可能猜錯的空間堵起來——說得夠細，對方就不會照自己的想像去做。所以這個字常出現在訂單、合約、規定和申請表這種一旦誤會就麻煩的場合。原始詞典資料4 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
specifyverb/ˈspɛs.ɪ.faɪ/
- 1
To state explicitly, or in detail, or as a condition.
- I was nevere somouned, ne never hadde tydynges of this matier but by seyd lettres and other fleying tales that I heve herd sithen, ne nevere hadde to do more with the seyd John Wortes than is specified in the seyd instruccion.
- Thanne after came A riall ordenaunce, / Too myghty princes with a grete pusaunce, / ffro Masedeyn and owt of Arkadye, / Ther cowde no man the nowmber specifie.
- 2
To include in a specification.
- It seems to me that whoever at the Department of Transport or the train operating companies, or both, is specifying the standard of seats these days has taken leave of their senses and opted for cheapness over comfort.
- 3
To bring about a specific result.
- 4
obsoleteTo speak explicitly or in detail (often used with of).
- Forthermar o þis lecheri / Agh i þe noght to specifie[…]
資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。