- 1/ˈspesəmən/ · /ˈspesɪmən/標本、樣本
正式A specimen is a single example of something — a plant, animal, rock, or sample of blood or tissue — that is kept, studied, or shown as a typical or notable representative of its whole group. Scientists collect specimens to study or display them (a butterfly specimen in a museum case), and doctors and labs use the word for a sample taken for testing, like a urine specimen. It can also be used loosely and a bit for a person or thing that's a striking example of its type — 'quite a specimen,' meaning large or unusual.
示範例句 · Example
The nurse labelled the blood specimen and sent it to the lab.
逐字護理師為那個血液樣本貼上標籤，並把它送去了實驗室。
常見搭配
a blood specimen
血液檢體
a small amount of blood taken for testing
A blood specimen was taken at eight o'clock.
collect a specimen
採集檢體
to take a small amount of something for testing
The team collected a specimen from each pond.
a specimen of rock / soil
岩石／土壤樣本
a piece of rock or soil kept for study
She held up a specimen of soil from the hillside.
a specimen container
檢體容器
a small pot used to hold something being tested
The nurse handed him a specimen container.
core核心畫面
組成From Latin 'specere' (to look at) + '-men' — literally, something to be looked at and examined.
原始詞典資料6 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，摘錄並精簡格式，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
specimennoun/ˈspɛsɪmɪn/
- 1
An individual instance that represents a class; an example.
- early specimens of the art of Picasso
- a specimen of my own handwriting
- 2
hobbieslifestylenumismaticsAn individual instance that represents a class; an example.
- 3
hobbieslifestylephilatelyAn individual instance that represents a class; an example.
- 4
derogatoryAn individual instance that represents a class; an example.
- such a loathsome specimen of humanity
- 5
A sample, especially one used for diagnostic analysis.
- 6
An eligible man.
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