1
specialty in [area]
Her specialty in linguistics is phonetics.
她在语言学的专长是语音学。
专业；专门职业
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
专业；专门职业
the particular line of work that someone has chosen as a career
Her specialty in linguistics is phonetics.
她在语言学的专长是语音学。
侧重指所从事或专门学习的职业或学科领域
具有特殊价值或效用的资产
an asset of special worth or utility
区别特征
a distinguishing trait
你选择作为职业的特殊工作领域
the special line of work you have adopted as your career
She chose pediatric nursing as her specialty because she loves working with children.
她选择儿科护理作为自己的专业，因为她喜欢和孩子们在一起。
One of Dr. Patel's specialties is treating rare skin diseases.
帕特尔医生的专长之一是治疗罕见的皮肤病。
In law school, he developed a specialty in environmental law and now works for a conservation group.
在法学院时，他专攻环境法，现在为一家环保组织工作。
Her specialty in linguistics is phonetics.
她在语言学的专长是语音学。
常用于表示地方特产或特色。
The specialty of this region is handmade pottery.
这个地方的特产是手工陶器。
作为形容词性用法，修饰名词表示专门或特色。
This store sells specialty foods from around the world.
这家商店出售来自世界各地的特色食品。
Not this
My specialty is computer.
Use this
My specialty is computer science.
“specialty”表示专业领域，后面应接具体的学科或领域名词，如“computer science”，而“computer”单独使用时指机器，不表示学科。
Not this
I have a specialty in cooking.
Use this
My specialty is cooking.
英语中“specialty”表达“专长”时，常用“X is my specialty”或“My specialty is X”结构，而非“have a specialty in”。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
招牌菜；招牌特色
The house specialty is grilled salmon.
这家餐厅的招牌菜是烤三文鱼。
地方特色；地方名产
This tea is a regional specialty of Yunnan.
这种茶是云南的地方特色。
医学专科
Cardiology is a demanding medical specialty.
心脏病学是一门要求很高的医学专科。
学术专长；学术专业方向
Medieval history is her academic specialty.
中世纪史是她的学术专长。
选择专业方向
She chose a specialty in pediatric nursing.
她选择了儿科护理作为自己的专业方向。
把……作为自己的专长
He made fixing watches his specialty.
他把修表作为自己的专长。
本店招牌菜
The seafood paella is the specialty of the house at this restaurant.
海鲜饭是这家餐厅的本店招牌菜。
以…为专长
Dr. Yang makes a specialty of treating rare skin diseases.
杨医生以治疗罕见皮肤病为专长。
不是某人的专长
Public speaking is not my specialty, but I managed to give the presentation.
公开演讲不是我的专长，但我还是设法做了这次演示。
Use specialty naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
记忆联想：special（特别的）→ specialty 就是你的特别之处、专长或专业领域。
语域：neutral 常见场景：职业与求职场合、个人能力与特长描述、产品特点或优势说明、学术或专业领域 specialty 是中性常用词，正式与非正式场合都能用。多用于描述职业方向、个人专长或事物的显著特点；具体意思要依据上下文判断。
Specialty 没有常见的完全押韵词。Safety、faculty、penalty 等词与其共享末尾的 /-ti/（拼作 -ty），但因重读元音或其后音不同，并不构成押韵。注意形似词 special /ˈspɛʃəl/、specially /ˈspɛʃəli/ 和 especially /ɪˈspɛʃəli/，它们以 /spɛʃ/ 开头，但结尾不同，也不押韵。
Dictionary facts from DICTIONARY_API_DEV, ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.