【同义词辨析】 2017-07-10 特殊special-particular

special: stresses having a distinctive quality, character, identity, or use: airline passengers who require ~ meals.  distinctive: 和其它不同值得肯定distinct: 也是和其它不同,但没有值得肯定的意思)


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, an eccentricity peculiar to Britons英国人特有的习惯) category类型kindtype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classcategory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


special特殊: 表示性质品质身份用途等和其它不同,especial特别: 比special多了显著优先的意思,specific特有: 表示特有罕见,particular独特: 表示作为个体和其他不同,individual个人个体: 更明确地指明是一个


记忆方法: 1)首字母SESPI想成IS SEP九月,开学季<==特殊

           2)特殊的意思是只涉及个别种类或个体mean of or relating to one thing or class.