speciality

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spe·ci·al·i·ty /ˌspeʃiˈæləti/ noun (plural specialities) [countableC] British EnglishBrE

1 DFFa type of food that a person, restaurant, or area is well known for 〔某人、餐馆或地方的〕特色食品 SYN American English specialty

The restaurant offers a wide variety of local specialities.

这家餐厅提供各种本地的特色菜。

the region’s speciality cheese

该地区的特色干酪

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2 SEKNOW somethinga subject or job that you know a lot about or have a lot of experience of 专业；专门研究；专长 SYN American English specialty

Preston’s speciality was night photography.

普雷斯顿的专长是夜间摄影。

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speciality• Rhineland dishes are a speciality of restaurant and there's a superbly comfortable bar.• The home-made bread, pies and puddings are a speciality.• The Jakarta operation is geared up to serve protection coatings, marine, packaging and speciality industrial end-users.• Maybe sports comedy will become his speciality.• Two years ago women still made up only 17 % of consultants in medical specialities in hospitals.• There he built a model farm specialising in truffles - the regional speciality - potatoes and nuts.• But it took writers, editors and phrase-makers, all New York specialities, to provide content.

From Longman Business Dictionary

specialityspe·ci·al·i·ty1 /ˌspeʃiˈæləti/ noun (plural specialities) [countableC] British EnglishBrE

a subject or skill that you know a lot about or have a lot of experience ofSYN AmE SPECIALTY

My speciality is international tax law.

specialityspeciality2 adjectiveadj [only before a noun] British EnglishBrECOMMERCE

1speciality products are special or unusual in some way, and are therefore usually expensive

a range of speciality paints

2speciality shop/restaurant a shop or restaurant that sells unusual products or food that are special in some way

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