Especially vs Specially

英文原文：

Tom
Hi everybody! I’m Tom from BBC Learning English. People often confuse the words specially and especially. Today, I'm going to tell you the difference.

Both of these words are adverbs.

Especially means 'in particular' or 'most of all'. For example: I like food, but I especially like sandwiches. This means that I particularly like sandwiches. They're my favourite kind of food.

Specially, however, has a different meaning. Specially means 'for a particular purpose' or 'in a particular way'. So: This sandwich was specially made. Dan made a special sandwich just for me.

Thank you, Dan!

中文翻译：

汤姆 大家好！我是英国广播公司（BBC）学习英语节目的汤姆。人们经常混淆 "specially" 和 "especially" 这两个词。今天我来告诉你们它们之间的区别。

这两个词都是副词。

"Especially" 的意思是 "特别" 或 "尤其是"。例如：我喜欢食物，但我特别喜欢三明治。这意味着我特别喜欢三明治，它们是我最喜欢的食物。

然而，"Specially" 的意思不同。它的意思是 "为特定目的" 或 "用特定方式"。例如：这个三明治是特别制作的。丹为我特别做了一个三明治。

谢谢你，丹！

测验：

1. What kind of words are 'specially' and 'especially'?

A nouns

B adjectives

C adverbs

D verbs

2. Which of these does 'specially' NOT mean?

A for a particular purpose

B in a particular way

C most of all

3. Which of these answers is incorrect?

A My birthday was wonderful. I was specially pleased with the cake.

B My birthday was wonderful. My specially-made cake was delicious.

答案：
1C

2C

3A