specifics

IPA/spəˈsɪfɪks/
KK[spɪsˈɪfɪks]IPA/spəˈsɪfɪks/

specifics — 名詞

1. the exact points and facts about a plan or subject, rather than the broad idea o

1.名詞B2
釋義

細節；詳情

計畫或主題中確切而具體的事項

the exact points and facts about a plan or subject, rather than the broad idea of it

例句

Everyone liked the travel plan, but nobody had worked out the specifics yet.

大家都喜歡這個旅遊計畫，但還沒有人把細節敲定。

the specifics = exact details not yet decided

Aylin agreed to help with the party but first wanted the specifics: date, place, budget.

Aylin 答應幫忙辦派對，但想先知道細節：日期、地點、預算。

the specifics = listed details

常見搭配
  • work out the specifics
  • go into the specifics
  • the specifics of the plan
  • discuss the specifics
同義詞
  • details

    everyday word for the same idea; 'specifics' sounds slightly more precise

  • particulars

    more formal; common in legal or official writing

  • fine points

    stresses the small, easily missed details

反義詞
  • generalities

    broad statements that avoid exact detail

  • overview

    the big picture rather than the detailed points

文法句型

the specifics of + noun

go into the specifics

用法筆記

Almost always plural and usually preceded by 'the'; you discuss 'the specifics of' a plan or topic. Contrast with the singular adjective 'specific', which describes one particular thing.

常見錯誤

Tell me the specific of the plan.
Tell me the specifics of the plan.
in this 'exact details' meaning the word is plural and takes -s.

2. a drug that works against one named illness and is used mainly to treat that ill

2.名詞C2
釋義

特效藥

專門治療某一種疾病的藥物

a drug that works against one named illness and is used mainly to treat that illness

例句

For centuries quinine was the only reliable specific against malaria.

幾個世紀以來，奎寧是對抗瘧疾唯一可靠的特效藥。

a specific against + disease

In her village clinic, Dr. Amira still kept willow bark as a specific for fever.

在村裡的診所，Amira 醫師仍把柳樹皮當作治發燒的特效藥。

a specific for + named illness

常見搭配
  • a specific for
  • a specific against
同義詞
  • remedy

    broader; any cure, not necessarily for one named disease

  • cure

    the everyday word; 'specific' is the technical, dated term

文法句型

a specific for + disease

用法筆記

Rare and old-fashioned; found mostly in historical or medical writing. Distinguish from sense 1 (the plural 'exact details'): this medicinal sense is countable and can be singular ('a specific').

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常見搭配

常用片語

  • work out the specifics
  • go into the specifics
  • without going into the specifics

介系詞搭配

  • the specifics of