specimen

字辨

instance: 指为作一般性的说明,所举出的例证

This is an instance of his dishonesty.

case: 指可用来说明同类事物、事实、情况等的典型事例

This accident is a case of careless management.

example: 指可引为某一类事物的代表实例

This is an example of romantic poetry.

sample: 指与全体性质完全相同的个体,或其一部分事物

samples of wool

specimen: 指为调查、研究等科学的、技术的目的所取得的sample

specimens of lunar rocks

illustration: 指明确说明某种事物的实例

The teacher gave UNESCO as an illustration of a world organization.

词路径

• entity
• abstraction
• abstract entity
• psychological feature
• cognition
• knowledge
• noesis
• information
• example
• illustration
• instance
• representative
• specimen

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