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/ˈspesəmən/ · /ˈspesɪmən/
A specimen is a single example of something — a plant, animal, rock, or sample of blood or tissue — that is kept, studied, or shown as a typical or notable representative of its whole group. Scientists collect specimens to study or display them (a butterfly specimen in a museum case), and doctors and labs use the word for a sample taken for testing, like a urine specimen. It can also be used loosely and a bit for a person or thing that's a striking example of its type — 'quite a specimen,' meaning large or unusual.
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複數 specimens
原始詞典資料6 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。
specimennoun/ˈspɛsɪmɪn/
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An individual instance that represents a class; an example.
- early specimens of the art of Picasso
- a specimen of my own handwriting
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hobbieslifestylenumismaticsAn individual instance that represents a class; an example.
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hobbieslifestylephilatelyAn individual instance that represents a class; an example.
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derogatoryAn individual instance that represents a class; an example.
- such a loathsome specimen of humanity
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A sample, especially one used for diagnostic analysis.
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An eligible man.
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。