The adverb "specifically" means "specially; intentionally; exclusively" or "precisely; exactly." It is used to emphasize that something is given special attention, considered separately, or described in a precise manner.
[ADV 副词]特别地；特意地；专门地 You use specifically to emphasize that something is given special attention and considered separately from other things of the same kind.
[ADV with v]
[emphasis]
...the first nursing home designed specifically for people with AIDS...
首家专为艾滋病人设计的疗养院
We haven't specifically targeted school children.
我们尚未特意把学生定为我们的目标。
...the only book specifically about that event.
唯一一本专门讲述那一事件的书
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[ADV 副词]确切地说 You use specifically to add something more precise or exact to what you have already said.
[ADV with group]
Death frightens me, specifically my own death.
死亡让我感到恐惧，确切地说，是我自己的死亡。
...the Christian, and specifically Protestant, religion.
基督教，确切地说，新教
...brain cells, or more specifically, neurons.
脑细胞，或者更确切地说，神经细胞
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[ADV 副词]局限性地 You use specifically to indicate that something has a restricted nature, as opposed to being more general in nature.
[ADV adj]
...a specifically female audience...
只由女性组成的听众
This is a European, and not a specifically British, problem.
这是全欧洲面临的问题，而不是英国独有的问题。
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[ADV 副词]准确地；确切地 If you state or describe something specifically, you state or describe it precisely and clearly.
[ADV with v]
I asked her to repeat specifically the words that Patti had used...
我让她原原本本地重复一下帕蒂的措辞。
I specifically asked for this steak rare.
我明确要求把这份牛排煎得偏生一些。
Oxford
spe·cif·ic·al·ly★AWL/spəˈsɪfɪkli; NAmEspəˈsɪfɪkli/adverb1★in a detailed and exact way 明确地；具体地◆I specifically told you not to go near the water!我明确告诉过你不要靠近水边！2★connected with or intended for one particular thing only 特意；专门地◆liquid vitamins specifically designed for children专为儿童设计的维生素水剂◆a magazine aimed specifically at working women专门面向职业妇女的杂志3★used when you want to add more detailed and exact information 具体来说；确切地说◆The newspaper, or more specifically, the editor, was taken to court for publishing the photographs.那家报纸，更确切地说是那家报纸的编辑，因刊登那些照片而遭起诉。spe·cif·ic·al·ly/spəˈsɪfɪkli; NAmEspəˈsɪfɪkli/
1relating to or intended for one particular type of person or thing only: advertising that specifically targets children2in a detailed or exact way: I specifically asked you not to do that!3[sentence adverb] used when you are adding more exact information: Specifically, the department wanted answers to the following questions.
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明确地(41%)，特别地(33%)，具体地(26%)
adv.特别地；明确地
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