-specificadj.

The adjective used as the final element in combination with nouns to designate phenomena peculiar to the category indicated by the precedent element: specific to or that specifies (something).

1924 Jrnl. Exper. Med. 40 106 The question arises whether these antigens are simple species-specific proteins.

1936 K. Landsteiner Specificity Serol. Reactions iii. 64 Upon injection of the organ specific substances.

1949 K. Davis Human Society xxi. 600 Age-specific fertility trends show that a stationary or a declining population will soon eventuate.

1956 A. Flew in Ess. Conceptual Anal. i. 7 The latter is language-specific: if we enquire about the usage of ‘table’ then we are concerned with how that particular English word is (or ought to be) employed by those who employ that word, and not ‘tavola’.

1971 J. Z. Young Introd. Study Man v. 84 Study of some brain-specific proteins.

1978 Dædalus Fall 7 Herodotus' report..refracts into intensely age-specific opinions.

1979 Nature 25 Jan. 251/1 But there is a far less trivial, and far more nation-specific way in which intellectual resources may be used or squandered.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online June 2018).

单词	-specific
释义	-specificadj. The adjective used as the final element in combination with nouns to designate phenomena peculiar to the category indicated by the precedent element: specific to or that specifies (something). Π 1924 Jrnl. Exper. Med. 40 106 The question arises whether these antigens are simple species-specific proteins. 1936 K. Landsteiner Specificity Serol. Reactions iii. 64 Upon injection of the organ specific substances. 1949 K. Davis Human Society xxi. 600 Age-specific fertility trends show that a stationary or a declining population will soon eventuate. 1956 A. Flew in Ess. Conceptual Anal. i. 7 The latter is language-specific: if we enquire about the usage of ‘table’ then we are concerned with how that particular English word is (or ought to be) employed by those who employ that word, and not ‘tavola’. 1971 J. Z. Young Introd. Study Man v. 84 Study of some brain-specific proteins. 1978 Dædalus Fall 7 Herodotus' report..refracts into intensely age-specific opinions. 1979 Nature 25 Jan. 251/1 But there is a far less trivial, and far more nation-specific way in which intellectual resources may be used or squandered. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online June 2018). < adj.a1631
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