overspecialize

动词 v.
中文释义
英 /ˌəʊvəˈspɛʃəˌlaɪz/    美 /ˌoʊvɚˈspɛʃəˌlaɪz/

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To specialize to an excessive degree.
    — The tendency to overspecialize is also noticeable in the county. Some farmers are growing fruit to the exclusion of all other crops; some carry the practice a step further and grow only peaches.

词形变化

overspecializes present,singular,third-person overspecializing participle,present overspecialized participle,past overspecialized past overspecialise alternative

词源

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *úp
Proto-Indo-European *-er
Proto-Indo-European *upér
Proto-Germanic *uber
Old English ofer-
Middle English over-
English over-
English special
Proto-Indo-European *-id-
Proto-Indo-European *-yéti
Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti
Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō
Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor.
Late Latin -izōder.
Middle French -iserbor.
Middle English -isen
English -ize
English specialize
English overspecialize
From over- + specialize.
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