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单词 specialty
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specialty

(speʃəlti)
Word forms: plural specialties
1. countable noun
Someone's specialty is a particular type of work that they do most or do best, or a subject that they know a lot about.
[US]
His specialty is international law.
Both doctors and nurses have increasingly made a specialty of the care of the aged.
regional note: in BRIT, use speciality
2. countable noun
A specialty of a particular place is a special food or product that is always very good there.
[US]
...seafood, paella, empanadas and other specialties.
regional note: in BRIT, use speciality

specialty in British English

(ˈspɛʃəltɪ)
nounWord forms: plural -ties
1.  law
a formal contract or obligation expressed in a deed
2.  another word for speciality

specialty in American English

(ˈspɛʃəlti)
nounWord forms: plural ˈspecialties
1. 
a special quality, feature, point, characteristic, etc.
2. 
a thing specialized in; special interest, field of study or professional work, etc.
3. 
the state of being special
4. 
an article or class of article characterized by special features, superior quality, novelty, etc.
a bakery whose specialty is pie
5.  Law
a special contract, obligation, agreement, etc. under seal, or a contract by deed
adjective
6. 
designating or of a store or stores that specialize in selling certain types of goods or to certain types of customers
7. 
of such goods or customers
Word origin
ME specialte < OFr especialté

Examples of 'specialty' in a sentence
specialty

Suppose that a pharmaceutical company has a subsidiary which produces specialty chemicals.
Charles A. D'Ambrosio & Stewart D. Hodges & Richard Brealey & Stewart Myers Principles of Corporate Finance (1991)
The second point is that the specialty skill niche does require a skill that is both unique and different.
Peter F. Drucker THE ESSENTIAL DRUCKER (2001)
Third, a business occupying a specialty skill niche must constantly work on improving its own skill.
Peter F. Drucker THE ESSENTIAL DRUCKER (2001)
But within these limitations, the specialty skill niche is a highly advantageous position.
Peter F. Drucker THE ESSENTIAL DRUCKER (2001)
But once these companies had attained their controlling position in their specialty skill niche, they retained it.
Peter F. Drucker THE ESSENTIAL DRUCKER (2001)
In recent years this has been more widely recognized and both doctors and nurses have increasingly made a specialty of the care of the aged.
Brown, Muriel & Payne Sarah Introduction to Social Administration in Britain (1990)
They have since moved back to the US, where the yeast spread can only be bought from specialty food stores.
The Sun (2011)

Chinese translation of 'specialty'

specialty

(ˈspɛʃəltɪ) (US)

n

  1. = speciality

speciality

(spɛʃɪˈælɪtɪ) or (US) specialty (ˈspɛʃəltɪ)

n (c)

    1. (= food) 特制(製)品 (tèzhìpǐn) (种(種), zhǒng)
    2. (= product) 特产(產) (tèchǎn) (种(種), zhǒng)
  2. (= subject area) 专(專)业(業) (zhuānyè)

Nearby words of
specialty

  • speciality
  • specialize
  • specially
  • specialty
  • species
  • specific
  • specifically

Related terms of
specialty

  • speciality
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