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单词 overspecialize
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overspecializev.

Brit. /ˌəʊvəˈspɛʃəlʌɪz/, /ˌəʊvəˈspɛʃl̩ʌɪz/, U.S. /ˌoʊvərˈspɛʃəˌlaɪz/
Forms: see over- prefix and specialize v.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: over- prefix, specialize v.
Etymology: < over- prefix + specialize v.
intransitive. To specialize too much in a particular field, practice, etc.; (Biology) to evolve so as to be too specialized (cf. overspecialization n. 2). Also occasionally transitive in passive.
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the world > relative properties > kind or sort > individual character or quality > quality of being special or restricted in application > become specialized [verb (intransitive)] > specialize in some activity, etc. > excessively
overspecialize1872
1872 A. Peabody Rights & Dangers of Property 8 The fear is often expressed that with such possibilities of choice the student may not choose wisely,—that he will over-specialize.
1894 Internat. Jrnl. Ethics 4 249 It has forgone the idea of a perfection, individual, rounded, and concrete. It is willing to see itself abstract and mutilated, over-specialized, or stunted, or even destroyed.
1944 J. S. Huxley On Living in Revol. xv. 184 To overwork and over-specialize.
2002 Washington Post (Nexis) 23 May t5 I am wary of students overspecializing too young in life, partly because I think every car mechanic should have read Shakespeare.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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