overspecializationn.

Brit.

/ˌəʊvəˌspɛʃəlʌɪˈzeɪʃn/,

/ˌəʊvəˌspɛʃl̩ʌɪˈzeɪʃn/, U.S.

/ˈˌoʊvərˌspɛʃələˈzeɪʃ(ə)n/,

/ˈˌoʊvərˌspɛʃəˌlaɪˈzeɪʃ(ə)n/

Forms: see over- prefix and specialization n.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: over- prefix, specialization n.

Etymology: < over- prefix + specialization n., after overspecialize v.

1. Too much specialization, esp. in training or in education.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > kind or sort > individual character or quality > quality of being special or restricted in application > [noun] > action or process of becoming specialized > excessively

particularism1872

overspecialization1886

1886 Science 8 376/1 It was an example of over-specialization.

1896 Philos. Rev. 5 209 The growth of class-marks in the mind, by which the over-specialization of separate ideas is prevented, has its counterpart in the growth of custom in early human societies.

1931 J. S. Huxley What dare I Think? iv. 144 Over-specialization produces..individuals with scientific hypertrophy and religious atrophy.

1957 Technology Mar. 3/4 The evils of over-specialization at school are never easily wiped out.

2002 Pittsburgh Post-Gaz. (Nexis) 22 June a11 It was not an age of athletic overspecialization.

2. Biology. The tendency in certain species to evolve in such a way as to become so dependent on a specific habitat, food supply, etc., that they are unable to adapt to sudden changes in these conditions.

ΚΠ

1907 Jrnl. Psychol. & Sci. Methods 499 It is easy enough to call this an example of ‘over-specialization’, but such cases are far too numerous to be accidental (as witness the ‘gulfweed’ fauna as a whole!).

1974 tr. W. F. Wertheim Evol. & Revol. i. 75 As soon as the dead end produced by over-specialization is reached, only a forceful..breakthrough can produce a reversal of the involutionary trends.

1992 P. Bowler Fontana Hist. Environmental Sci. (BNC) 343 Once established, these lines underwent predictable developments towards increasing specialization—and eventually to overspecialization and extinction.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	overspecialization
释义	overspecializationn. Brit. /ˌəʊvəˌspɛʃəlʌɪˈzeɪʃn/, /ˌəʊvəˌspɛʃl̩ʌɪˈzeɪʃn/, U.S. /ˈˌoʊvərˌspɛʃələˈzeɪʃ(ə)n/, /ˈˌoʊvərˌspɛʃəˌlaɪˈzeɪʃ(ə)n/ Forms: see over- prefix and specialization n. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: over- prefix, specialization n. Etymology: < over- prefix + specialization n., after overspecialize v. 1. Too much specialization, esp. in training or in education. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > kind or sort > individual character or quality > quality of being special or restricted in application > [noun] > action or process of becoming specialized > excessively particularism1872 overspecialization1886 1886 Science 8 376/1 It was an example of over-specialization. 1896 Philos. Rev. 5 209 The growth of class-marks in the mind, by which the over-specialization of separate ideas is prevented, has its counterpart in the growth of custom in early human societies. 1931 J. S. Huxley What dare I Think? iv. 144 Over-specialization produces..individuals with scientific hypertrophy and religious atrophy. 1957 Technology Mar. 3/4 The evils of over-specialization at school are never easily wiped out. 2002 Pittsburgh Post-Gaz. (Nexis) 22 June a11 It was not an age of athletic overspecialization. 2. Biology. The tendency in certain species to evolve in such a way as to become so dependent on a specific habitat, food supply, etc., that they are unable to adapt to sudden changes in these conditions. ΚΠ 1907 Jrnl. Psychol. & Sci. Methods 499 It is easy enough to call this an example of ‘over-specialization’, but such cases are far too numerous to be accidental (as witness the ‘gulfweed’ fauna as a whole!). 1974 tr. W. F. Wertheim Evol. & Revol. i. 75 As soon as the dead end produced by over-specialization is reached, only a forceful..breakthrough can produce a reversal of the involutionary trends. 1992 P. Bowler Fontana Hist. Environmental Sci. (BNC) 343 Once established, these lines underwent predictable developments towards increasing specialization—and eventually to overspecialization and extinction. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1886
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