英语

specialty

gb/spˈɛʃəlti/ us/spˈɛʃəlti/
A2 英语
~ 3400
义项
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名词 B1 entity
1

a person's main skill or expertise

Something a person can do very well or knows a lot about.

用法模式: [someone]'s specialty is [something]
常见错误:
Learners sometimes confuse 'specialty' with 'special,' but 'specialty' refers to a specific skill or area of focus, not just something unusual.
近义词
expertise (Refers to a high level of skill or knowledge, often in a professional context.) | strength (More general; can refer to personal qualities as well as skills.)
反义词
weakness (Refers to an area where someone lacks skill or ability.)
搭配
make it your specialty |specialty area |specialty skill |her specialty is |specialty field
主题
work |education |skills |core_vocabulary
例句
  • Her specialty is designing user-friendly websites.
  • Cooking Italian food is his specialty.
  • The lawyer's specialty is intellectual property law.
  • He made negotiation his specialty over the years.
  • This restaurant's specialty is fresh seafood.
学习者例句
  • Drawing is her specialty.
  • My specialty is making bread.
  • His specialty is fixing cars.
  • This shop's specialty is chocolate cake.
  • English grammar is my specialty.
名词 A2 entity
2

a unique product of a place

A food or thing that a place is famous for making or selling.

用法模式: [place]'s specialty is [something]
常见错误:
Learners may confuse 'specialty' in this sense with 'special offer,' but 'specialty' means something characteristic, not something discounted.
近义词
signature dish (Used mainly for food; the dish a chef or restaurant is best known for.) | trademark (Figurative use; something strongly associated with a person or place.)
搭配
house specialty |regional specialty |local specialty |restaurant specialty |chef's specialty
主题
food |travel |business |food_drink
例句
  • The house specialty is spicy ramen.
  • Cheese-making is a regional specialty here.
  • This bakery's specialty is sourdough bread.
  • Their specialty is handmade leather bags.
  • The chef's specialty is grilled salmon.
学习者例句
  • The restaurant's specialty is pizza.
  • Fish soup is the local specialty.
  • Our café's specialty is carrot cake.
  • That shop's specialty is silver jewelry.
  • Rice wine is the regional specialty.
名词 technical B2 entity
3

a specialized professional field

A special part of a job that needs extra study and skill.

近义词
subfield (A smaller part of a larger academic or professional field.) | discipline (A formal branch of knowledge or professional practice.)
搭配
medical specialty |surgical specialty |legal specialty |choose a specialty
主题
work |education |health |law
例句
  • Cardiology is her medical specialty.
  • He chose criminal law as his legal specialty.
  • Neurosurgery is one of the most challenging surgical specialties.
  • The conference covered many different specialties in engineering.
  • She decided to switch her specialty to pediatrics.
学习者例句
  • My medical specialty is eye care.
  • He works in the legal specialty of family law.
  • Dentistry is her specialty.
  • She studies the specialty of heart surgery.
  • They teach many specialties at the school.
语法
词典原形
specialty
IPA
GB/spˈɛʃəlti/
US/spˈɛʃəlti/
音节与重音
spe - cialty (2 个音节)
Stress on 1st syllable (spe)
词形变化
Noun
  • Base: specialty
  • Plural: specialties
词族
Forms
specialties noun
Core family
special adjective A2 specialize verb B1 specialist noun B1 especially adverb A2
Related words
specially adverb B1 specialization noun B2 specialized adjective speciality noun B1
Negative and opposite forms
unspecialized adjective
Advanced or less common
specialism noun
相关表达

house specialty

1
/hˈaʊs spˈɛʃəlti/
fixed phrase

main featured dish or product

The food or thing that a restaurant or shop is most famous for making.

例句
  • The house specialty is roast duck with plum sauce.
  • You should try the house specialty when you visit the café.

make it your specialty

1
/mˈeɪk ˈɪt jˈʊɹ spˈɛʃəlti/
fixed phrase

to choose something as your main skill area

To decide to work hard to become very good at one thing.

例句
  • She made it her specialty to help small businesses grow.
  • He made it his specialty to train rescue dogs.

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