mindmap root((特殊)) special stresses having a distinctive quality, character, identity, or use: airline passengers who require ~ meals. especial may add implications of preeminence or preference: a matter of ~ importance. （preeminent和eminent意思一样都是好到stand out出众的程度，翻译成显著突出，如an eminent scientist一个卓越的科学家） specific implies a unique and peculiar relationship to a kind or category or individual: children with ~ nutritional needs. （peculiar表示独特罕见implies uniqueness or rarity, 如an eccentricity peculiar to Britons英国人特有的习惯） （category是类型kind，type等的基础词，很通用，哲学上表示范畴，指所有可能类型possible classes中的一个，因此class比category还要基本通用） particular stresses the distinctness of an something as an individual: an Alpine scene of ~ beauty. individual implies unequivocal reference to one of a class or group: valued each ~ opinion. （equivocal故意模棱两可deliberate use of language open to differing interpretations，如only gave an equivocal answer只给出模棱两可的答复）