| 单词 | special |
| 释义 | Word Frequency special(ˈspɛʃəl) adjective 1. distinguished, set apart from, or excelling others of its kind 2. (prenominal) designed or reserved for a particular purpose a special tool for working leather 3. not usual or commonplace 4. (prenominal) particular or primary his special interest was music 5. denoting or relating to the education of children with special needs a special school noun 6. a special person or thing, such as an extra edition of a newspaper or a train reserved for a particular purpose 7. a dish or meal given prominence, esp at a low price, in a café, etc 8. Australian history slang a convict given special treatment on account of his education, social class, etc 9. short for special constable 10. Australian, New Zealand, US and Canadian informal an item in a store that is advertised at a reduced price; a loss leader verbWord forms: -cials, -cialling or -cialled (transitive) ▶ USAGE See note at especial 11. New Zealand informal to advertise and sell (an item) at a reduced price we are specialling butter this week Derived forms specially (ˈspecially) adverb specialness (ˈspecialness) noun Word origin C13: from Old French especial, from Latin speciālis individual, special, from speciēs appearance, species |
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