speciality

speciality — 名詞

1. A food or product for which a particular place, restaurant, or shop is well know

1.名詞B1
釋義

特產

某地或某店特別出名的產品或食物

A food or product for which a particular place, restaurant, or shop is well known, thanks to its excellent preparation or local origin.

例句

The seafood paella is the speciality of the house at Chef Hugo's restaurant.

海鮮燉飯是 Hugo 主廚餐廳的招牌特產。

speciality of the house — typical restaurant context

Bao brought back several local specialities from his trip to Tainan.

Bao 從臺南旅行回來，帶了好幾樣當地特產。

local speciality — regional food or product

同義詞
  • delicacy

    focuses on a rare or expensive food, not necessarily from a particular place

  • specialty

    US spelling of the same word

  • product

    broader; does not imply fame or excellence

文法句型

speciality of [place / restaurant / region]

用法筆記

UK spelling (US equivalent: specialty). Frequently used with adjectives like 'local', 'regional', or 'culinary' to describe what an area is known for producing.

常見錯誤

❌Croissants are the special of the bakery.
✅Croissants are the speciality of the bakery.
💡'special' as a noun means a discount offer or a unique quality, not a famous product.

2. A specific area of work, study, or skill in which a person has deep knowledge an

2.名詞B2
釋義

專長

某人特別擅長或專注的領域

A specific area of work, study, or skill in which a person has deep knowledge and performs with notable ability.

例句

Paediatric heart surgery is Dr. Amani's speciality at the children's hospital.

小兒心臟手術是 Amani 醫生在兒童醫院的專長。

[field] is [possessive] speciality — stating someone's area of expertise

Understanding local customs is a speciality of our tour guide, Léa.

了解當地習俗是我們的導遊 Léa 的專長。

a speciality of [person]

同義詞
  • expertise

    uncountable; refers to the level of knowledge rather than the field itself

  • forte

    more informal; refers to what someone does best

  • specialty

    US spelling

反義詞

文法句型

[possessive] speciality

speciality of [person]

用法筆記

Frequently countable — 'a speciality' refers to a particular area. Also used uncountably in phrases like 'his speciality is…'. Can be used in the negative to say what someone does NOT mainly focus on.

常見錯誤

❌Her speciality is she studies birds.
✅Her speciality is ornithology
💡the study of birds.' — a speciality names the field, not the activity of studying it.

3. A particular activity or thing that someone does or makes regularly, especially

3.名詞B2
釋義

絕活；招牌

某人經常做且做得很好的事

A particular activity or thing that someone does or makes regularly, especially one they are particularly good at or well known for.

例句

Grilled fish with lemon butter sauce is my father's speciality at family gatherings.

檸檬奶油醬烤魚是我父親在家宴上的絕活。

[food dish] is [possessive] speciality — signature dish

Mauricio's speciality is repairing antique clocks, a skill he developed after retiring.

Mauricio 的絕活是修理古董鐘，這項手藝是他退休後練出來的。

同義詞
  • forte

    slightly more informal; what someone does best

  • trademark

    emphasises recognisability — what someone is known for

  • signature

    common with dishes or performances

文法句型

[possessive] speciality

用法筆記

Distinguish from sense 2 (EXPERTISE): sense 3 emphasises a specific, repeated activity or created product rather than a broad field of knowledge. Often used for domestic or informal contexts like cooking, hobbies, or party tricks.