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Specialize V Special Sense Speʃəlaiz V.专门研究 英 专门研究(Limit

单词 specialize
音标 ['speʃəlaiz]
解释 v.专门研究
红宝书 【英】 v. 专门研究(limit to a particular activity or subject)
【记】 special(特殊的;sp eci[种类]+al→[属于 ]种类的→特别的)+ize
字源 specialize (v.)
1610s, "to indicate specially," from special (adj.) + -ize, perhaps on model of French spécialiser. Sense of "engage in a special study or line of business" is first attested 1881; biological sense is from 1851. Related: Specialized; specializing.
不择手段背单词 v. 专门研究
【记】源于: special(n专车; 专刊; adj 特别的; 特殊的; 专门的)
【反】dabble(v 涉足; 浅显的了解)dabbler(n 业余爱好者)-specialist(n 专家)
趣味全助记 【记】special + ize

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