亲爱的小伙伴们，看到了especially和specially这两个词，是不是有种很难分清谁是谁的感觉？

especially和specially都是副词。

我们先来看Especially

Especially means 'in particular' or 'most of all'.

I like food, but I especially like sandwiches.

我喜欢各种食物，但是我最喜欢的是三明治。

He's often a little late, but he was especially late today.

他经常会晚到一点，但是昨天却特别晚。

She looked especially beautiful that night.

那天夜里，她看上去特别迷人。

那么，我们再看看Specially （something with a special purpose）

Specially means 'for a particular purpose' or 'in a particular way'.

This sandwich was specially made.

这个三明治是特制的。

They had a chair specially designed for her size.

他们有一把专为她的体重特制的椅子。

The animals are specially trained to locate the mushrooms.

这种动物经过专门的训练，可以找到蘑菇。

原文来源：BBC Learning English

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