overspecializedadj.

Brit.

/ˌəʊvəˈspɛʃəlʌɪzd/,

/ˌəʊvəˈspɛʃl̩ʌɪzd/, U.S.

/ˌoʊvərˈspɛʃəˌlaɪzd/

Forms: see overspecialize v. and -ed suffix¹.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: overspecialize v., -ed suffix¹.

Etymology: < overspecialize v. + -ed suffix¹. Compare earlier overspecialization n.

Excessively specialized; (Biology) evolved in such as way as to be unable to respond to change.

ΚΠ

1897 Good Words Feb. 93/1 At present the study of history is overspecialised, or, at least, specialists are many.

1907 Science 31 May 851/2 Over-specialized science is apt to degenerate into a mere hobby, where all conceptions of true proportions and harmony are lost.

1926 Q. Rev. Biol. 1 532/1 In one over-specialized genus (Anoplotermes) among the higher termites, the soldier caste is lacking.

1971 D. Watts Princ. Biogeogr. v. 230 Many populations have homeostatic mechanisms within them which are designed to maintain stability through reducing the number of species which are overspecialized.

2001 Financial Times 27 Jan. (Weekend Suppl.) p. ii/1 In the US treatment is over-specialised and over-invasive.

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

单词	overspecialized
释义	overspecializedadj. Brit. /ˌəʊvəˈspɛʃəlʌɪzd/, /ˌəʊvəˈspɛʃl̩ʌɪzd/, U.S. /ˌoʊvərˈspɛʃəˌlaɪzd/ Forms: see overspecialize v. and -ed suffix¹. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: overspecialize v., -ed suffix¹. Etymology: < overspecialize v. + -ed suffix¹. Compare earlier overspecialization n. Excessively specialized; (Biology) evolved in such as way as to be unable to respond to change. ΚΠ 1897 Good Words Feb. 93/1 At present the study of history is overspecialised, or, at least, specialists are many. 1907 Science 31 May 851/2 Over-specialized science is apt to degenerate into a mere hobby, where all conceptions of true proportions and harmony are lost. 1926 Q. Rev. Biol. 1 532/1 In one over-specialized genus (Anoplotermes) among the higher termites, the soldier caste is lacking. 1971 D. Watts Princ. Biogeogr. v. 230 Many populations have homeostatic mechanisms within them which are designed to maintain stability through reducing the number of species which are overspecialized. 2001 Financial Times 27 Jan. (Weekend Suppl.) p. ii/1 In the US treatment is over-specialised and over-invasive. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1897
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