specialists

/ˈspeʃ.əl.ɪst/ (bre, ipa) · [spˈɛʃələsts] /ˈspeʃ.əl.ɪst/ (ame, ipa) · [spˈɛʃələsts] /ˈspe-sh(ə-)list How to pronounce specialist (audio)/ (ame, mw)

specialists — noun

  • specialistssingular
  • specialistsesplural

1. people whose work or study is focused on one area, so they know much more about

1.名詞B1
釋義

people whose work or study is focused on one area, so they know much more about it than most others.

例句

Christopher asked two tax specialists to review his small company's records.

specialists in + professional field

Museum specialists spent all winter cleaning smoke damage from the paintings.

同義詞
  • experts

    broader term; does not always imply a narrow field

  • authorities

    stronger; suggests other people trust their judgment publicly

  • professionals

    broader; can mean trained workers without emphasizing deep subject knowledge

反義詞
  • generalists

    people with broad knowledge across many areas rather than one narrow field

  • amateurs

    people without professional-level training or long experience

文法句型

specialists in + noun phrase

team of specialists

用法筆記

Often followed by in to name the field: specialists in tax law, child language, or bridge repair. Unlike experts, the word usually suggests a narrow area rather than broad ability.

常見錯誤

❌The company hired specialists of marketing.
✅The company hired marketing specialists.' or 'specialists in marketing.
💡specialist normally takes in, or the field comes before the noun.
❌They are specialists on fixing old radios.
✅They are specialists in fixing old radios.
💡use in after specialists to name the area of expertise.

2. doctors who treat one kind of illness or one part of the body instead of general

2.名詞B1
釋義

doctors who treat one kind of illness or one part of the body instead of general health problems.

例句

After the scan, the clinic sent Mira to heart specialists downtown.

send someone to + specialists

Children with rare skin problems often need specialists at larger hospitals.

同義詞
  • consultants

    common in British English for senior hospital specialists

  • physicians

    general term for doctors; it does not by itself imply a narrow medical field

反義詞
  • general practitioners

    family doctors who treat many routine problems rather than one narrow area

  • family doctors

    community doctors who provide first-line care and refer patients onward when needed

文法句型

[body part / disease] + specialists

send someone to + specialists

用法筆記

Usually names hospital doctors with deeper training in one area, such as heart, eye, or cancer care. In many health systems, patients see specialists after first visiting a general doctor.

常見錯誤

❌My dentist sent me to specialist doctors for this problem.
✅My dentist sent me to specialists for this problem.
💡specialist already implies a doctor with focused training.
❌The nurse told us to visit specialists of the heart.
✅The nurse told us to visit heart specialists.
💡in medical English, the body part usually comes before specialists.