| 释义 |
ˌover-ˈspecify, v.
[over- 27.]
trans. To specify too narrowly; to limit excessively in scope; to specify in excessive detail. So ˌoverspeˈcific a.; ˌoverspecifiˈcation.
1957R. K. Merton Social Theory (rev. ed.) x. 389 The practical problem had been overspecified in its initial formulation. Ibid., This overspecification for a time diverted our attention from salient alternatives of investigation. 1962U. Weinreich in Householder & Saporta Probl. Lexicogr. 32 A definition like triangle ‘a figure that has three sides and three angles, the sum of which is 180°’ is avoided as overspecific, since triangle is sufficiently defined by the number of sides. 1965Language XLI. 234 Using it..might risk being overspecific in this instance, but this is preferable to a less unified system of description in which several concepts are used with less general application. 1968M. S. Livingston Particle Physics ix. 167 The relationships between isotopic spin, multiplicity of charge states,..and baryon number for hadrons are overspecified. 1975N. Chomsky Logical Struct. Linguistic Theory vii. 200 It is at once clear that the grammar 26 provides an overspecification since the following simpler grammar corresponds to 26. |