specialism

/ˈspɛʃəɫɪzəm/ noun

The concentration of one's efforts upon a particular field of study.

Word Origin From Latin 'specere' (to look) — 'special' originally meant 'of a particular kind' (something you look at individually). 'Specialism' is the practice of specializing. The root 'spec-' gives us 'species' (a kind, appearance), 'specimen' (something to look at), 'inspect' (look into), and 'spectacle' (something to see). The PIE root *spek- 'to observe' is behind them all.

noun The concentration of one's efforts upon a particular field of study. countable

The university encourages specialism in one field while maintaining a broad education.

(名词) 专业深化;专门化;专攻;专业化

该大学鼓励在某一领域专攻,同时保持广泛的教育。

(sustantivo) La concentración de los esfuerzos de uno en un campo de estudio particular.

La universidad fomenta la especialización en un campo mientras se mantiene una educación amplia.

(nom) Concentration de ses efforts sur un domaine d'étude particulier.

L'université encourage la spécialisation dans un domaine tout en maintenant une formation générale.

(Substantiv) Spezialisierung; Fachgebiet; Fachrichtung [Die gezielte Konzentration der eigenen Bemühungen auf ein bestimmtes Fach- oder Studiengebiet.]

Die Universität fördert den **Specialism** in einem Fachbereich, ohne dabei eine breite Allgemeinbildung zu vernachlässigen.

(名詞) 特定の学問分野に努力を集中すること、専門化。

その大学は幅広い教養を保ちつつ、一つの分野への専門化を奨励している。

(substantivo) especialização; especialidade [A concentração dos esforços de alguém em um campo específico de estudo.]

A universidade incentiva a especialização em um campo, ao mesmo tempo em que mantém uma formação ampla.

Word parts: special + ism

Common collocations

of prep with prep subject subst medical adj as prep within prep own adj area subst particular adj different adj into prep major adj

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