instance applies to any individual person, act, or thing that may be offered to illustrate or explain.
an instance of history repeating itself
case is used to direct attention to a real or assumed occurrence or situation that is to be considered, studied, or dealt with.
a case of mistaken identity
illustration applies to an instance offered as a means of clarifying or illuminating a general statement.
a telling illustration of Murphy's Law
example applies to a typical, representative, or illustrative instance or case.
a typical example of bureaucratic waste
sample implies a part or unit taken at random from a larger whole and so presumed to be typical of its qualities.
show us a sample of your work
specimen applies to any example or sample whether representative or merely existent and available.
one of the finest specimens of the jeweler's art
Example Sentences
The church is a magnificent specimen of baroque architecture. Her dance partner is a superb physical specimen.
Recent Examples on the WebMcKim produced a flawless specimen of High Renaissance classicism, executed in lustrous Tennessee marble, one of the world’s loveliest libraries. Michael J. Lewis, WSJ, 27 July 2022 The largest specimen of the species can be found in La Rinconada Gardens in Bolivia, with leaves of up to 10.5 feet in width. Amarachi Orie, CNN, 4 July 2022 Complete deinonychus fossils are among the rarest of all dinosaur skeletons, and Hector is the only complete specimen in private hands, according to Christie’s (two others reside in museum collections). Carlie Porterfield, Forbes, 13 May 2022 The shape makes the weeping redbud a great specimen in any landscape. Chris Mckeown, The Enquirer, 9 Apr. 2022 The same team of researchers purports that for every 80 million adult T. rexs, there is only one clearly identifiable specimen in a museum. Katie Hunt, CNN, 21 Sep. 2021 Lange had a specimen in a DNA offender database because of an arrest on a weapons possession charge in 2012. Marc Freeman, sun-sentinel.com, 23 Apr. 2021 Standing at an impressive 9 feet, 2.5 inches tall and nearly 22 feet long, the 77-million-year-old specimen was excavated in 2018 from the Judith River Formation in Choteau County, Montana, preserved along with fossilized plant and turtle material. Stephanie Mlot, PCMAG, 1 Aug. 2022 The specimen is expected to fetch anywhere from $5 million to $8 million in the auction house’s presale estimates. Haley Yamada, ABC News, 28 July 2022 See More
Word History
Etymology
Latin, from specere to look at, look — more at spy
1example例子ADJECTIVE | VERB + SPECIMEN | SPECIMEN + NOUNADJECTIVE➤large, small大樣品;小樣品▸➤beautiful, fine, good, healthy, magnificent, perfect, prize (especially BrE) 漂亮的標本;完美的實例;不錯的樣本;健康的樣本;一流的樣本◇This is a fine specimen of a walnut tree.這是一棵上等的胡桃樹。➤living, preserved活體標本;保存完好的標本◇well-preserved specimens of Homo erectus保存完好的直立人標本➤complete, incomplete完整的/不完整的標本➤adult, juvenile成人/青少年標本➤female, male雌性/雄性標本▸➤rare稀有種▸➤physical(常指運動員)具備超常身體素質的人VERB + SPECIMEN➤find找到標本◇He found two specimens of early humans.他發現了兩例早期人類的標本。SPECIMEN + NOUN➤plant, tree樣本植物;園景樹specimen
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2small amount of sth used for testing檢驗抽樣ADJECTIVE | VERB + SPECIMENADJECTIVE➤blood, urine, etc.血樣、尿樣等VERB + SPECIMEN➤collect, take採集樣本▸➤give, provide提供樣本◇The motorist may be required to give a urine specimen.駕車者可能被要求提供尿樣。➤obtain獲取樣本