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specimen

🇬🇧 UK/'spesimәn/🇺🇸 US
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Definitions

n.

A sample or individual example taken as representative of a group; a sample of tissue, blood, etc. taken for analysis.

样本;标本;试样

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
speclook, observe, watch
+
iconnector
+
mensuffix
=specimen

Common Collocations

  • 1.blood specimen血液样本
  • 2.specimen collection样本采集
  • 3.rare specimen珍稀标本
  • 4.examine a specimen检验样本

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The doctor asked the patient to provide a urine specimen for testing.

  • 2.

    The museum displayed a rare specimen of a prehistoric insect preserved in amber.

  • 3.

    Researchers collected soil specimens from several locations across the region.

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