specimen
n
1 thing or part of a thing taken as an example of its group or class (esp for scientific research or for a collection) 樣品, 標(biāo)本(尤用於科研或作收藏品)
There were some fine specimens of rocks and ores in the museum. 博物館里有些很好的巖石和礦石標(biāo)本.
[attrib 作定語]
a specimen signature 簽字樣
a publisher's catalogue with specimen pages of a book 附有某書樣張的出版物目錄.
2 sample (esp of urine) to be tested (usu for medical purposes) 標(biāo)本; 樣; (尤指)尿樣
supply specimens for laboratory analysis 提供作實(shí)驗(yàn)分析的標(biāo)本.
3 (infml sometimes derog 口, 有時(shí)作貶義) person of a specified sort, esp one who is unusual in some way 有某特點(diǎn)的人(尤指有些怪異的)
a fine specimen (of humanity) 好人
That new librarian is an odd specimen, isn't he? 新來的圖書管理員挺古怪的, 是不是?