specimen

specimen
[ˈspɛsɪmɪn]
noun
  1. an individual animal, plant, piece of a mineral, etc. used as an example of its species or type for scientific study or display
    标本;样本
    ■an example of something such as a product or piece of work, regarded as typical of its class or group
    样品
    ■a sample for medical testing, especially of urine
    抽样(尤指尿样)
    ■(informal)used to refer humorously to a person or animal
    (非正式, 幽默)人;动物
    in her he found himself confronted by a sorrier specimen than himself.
    在她身上,他发现他遇到了一个比自己更不幸的人。
语源
  1. early 17th cent. (in the sense 'pattern, model'): from Latin, from specere 'to look'
英语宝典
考试词汇表