Specimen Meaning in English
word
/ˈspɛsəmən/
SPE-suh-muhn
/spˈɛsɪmən/
SPE-si-muhn
释义
A specimen is a sample of something, like an individual animal, plant, or object, used for scientific study or display.
用法与细微差别
Usually formal or scientific. Common in labs ('blood specimen'), museums ('rare specimen'), or biology. Not used for food samples ('sample' is better). Sometimes 'specimen' can mean an example of a type, occasionally used humorously for people.
Spanish: ejemplar - muestra (de laboratorio)Portuguese (BR): amostra - espécimePortuguese (PT): amostra - espécimeChinese (Simplified): 样本 - 标本Chinese (Traditional): 樣本 - 標本Hindi: नमूनाArabic: عَيِّنَةBengali: নমুনা - উদাহরণ (বিষয়ে ব্যক্তি/বস্তু)Russian: образец - экземпляр (человек, шутливо)Japanese: 標本Vietnamese: mẫu vật - mẫuKorean: 표본 - 견본Turkish: numune - örnek (kişiler için, mizahi)Urdu: نمونہ - مثال (شخص کے لیے، مزاحیہ)Indonesian: mẫu vật - mẫu (người, hài hước)
例句
The doctor took a blood specimen for testing.
basic
The museum has a rare bird specimen on display.
basic
Scientists collected a soil specimen from the field.
basic
Each specimen was carefully labeled with a date and location.
natural
That guy is quite a specimen—did you see how much he can lift?
natural
Please submit a urine specimen at the front desk before you leave.
natural