specimen

US /ˈspes.ə.mɪn/
UK /ˈspes.ə.mɪn/
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1.

标本, 样本

an individual animal, plant, piece of a mineral, etc., used as an example of its species or type for scientific study or display.

:
The museum has a rare specimen of a giant squid.
博物馆里有一件罕见的巨型鱿鱼标本
They collected soil specimens for analysis.
他们收集了土壤样本进行分析。
2.

典范, 类型

a person or thing regarded as a particular type or kind.

:
He's a fine specimen of a young athlete.
他是一个优秀的年轻运动员典范
The old car was a rare specimen of vintage engineering.
那辆旧车是老式工程的稀有典范