specific
US: /spəˈsɪfɪk/, /spɪˈsɪfɪk/
UK: /spəsˈɪfɪk/
UK: /spəsˈɪfɪk/
English Vietnamese dictionary
specific /spi'sifik/
- tính từ
- dứt khoát, rành mạch, rõ ràng
- a specific statement: lời tuyên bố dứt khoát
- for no specific reason: không có lý do gì rõ ràng
- (thuộc) loài
- the specific name of a plant: (sinh vật học) tên loài của một cây
- đặc trưng, riêng biệt
- a style specific to that school of painters: một phong cách đặc trưng cho trường phái hoạ sĩ ấy
- theo trọng lượng, theo số lượng (thuế hải quan)
- (vật lý) riêng
- specific weight (gravity): trọng lượng riêng, tỷ trọng
- dứt khoát, rành mạch, rõ ràng
- danh từ
- (y học) thuốc đặc trị
Advanced English dictionary
+ adjective
1 detailed and exact
Synonym: PRECISE
I gave you specific instructions. + 'I'd like your help tomorrow.' 'Can you be more specific (= tell me exactly what you want)?'
2 [usually before noun] connected with one particular thing only
Synonym: PARTICULAR
children's television programmes aimed at a specific age group + The money was collected for a specific purpose. + children with specific learning difficulties (= in one area only)
3 ~ to sth (formal) existing only in one place or limited to one thing
Synonym: PECULIAR
a belief that is specific to this part of Africa
Thesaurus dictionary
adj.
1 definite, precise, exact, particular, explicit, express, unambiguous, definitive, clear-cut, unequivocal, (well-)defined, determined, specified, individual, peculiar, certain, limited, indicated, predetermined, established, spelt or spelled out, delineated, set, distinct, fixed, circumscribed, restricted:
Each part has its specific function.
2 Often, specific to. characteristic (of), unique to, individual (to), sui generis, proper (to), typical (of), peculiar to, identified with, personal (to), discrete (to), special (to), associated with:
The disease is specific to one area only. Are these problems group-specific?
Collocation dictionary
VERBS
be
Can you be a little more specific in your instructions?
ADV.
highly, very
issuing a highly specific set of instructions
| quite | fairly, rather
PREP.
about
She was quite specific about the type she wanted.
Concise English dictionary
specificsspɪ'sɪfɪk
noun
+a fact about some part (as opposed to general)
+a medicine that has a mitigating effect on a specific disease
adj.
+(sometimes followed by `to') applying to or characterized by or distinguishing something particular or special or unique
+stated explicitly or in detail
+relating to or distinguishing or constituting a taxonomic species
+being or affecting a disease produced by a particular microorganism or condition; used also of stains or dyes used in making microscope slides
