1、区分 especially，particularly 和 specially词义：especially 一般表示某事物在意义、程度、重要性性超过其他事物。如：I love Italy, especially in summer.( 我喜欢意大利，尤其在夏天。)particularly 往往着重说明与同类事物不同的个别事物。如：The visitors admired his paintings, but particularly the portrait of his daughter.(来访者赞赏他所有的绘画，特别是他女儿的画像。)specially 多表示“专门地 ”，“为特别目的的地”，
2、如表“ 不寻常”，“过分”等，可与 especially 通用。如：I made chocolate cake specially for you.(我特地为你做了巧克力蛋糕。)用法：一、强调程度时当用于形容词或副词前，强调程度(通常译为“ 特别”)时，三者都可用。如：It is particularly especially, specially cold today. 今天特别冷。I was feeling particularly especially, specially tired this evening. 今天晚上我特别累。有时还可修饰动词。如：I especially part
3、icularly, specially want to see that film. 我特别想看那部电影。 二、强调目的时当用于强调目的(意为“特意”、“专门”)时，通常用 specially 或 especially，一般与表目的的不定式或介词 for 短语连用。如：I was asked specially to meet her. 特意要我去接她。We bought it specially especially for you. 这是我们特意为你买的。The book is written especially specially for children. 这本书是专门为孩子们写的。
4、 三、表示列举时当用于陈述某一事实之后，列举一个具有代表性的例子作进一步强调时，一般用 especially，有时也用 particularly，其后可接名词、介词短语、从句等。如：We want to invite some friends, especially Jim and John. 我们想邀请几个朋友，尤其是吉姆和约翰。Noise is unpleasant, especially when youre trying to sleep. 噪音是令人不愉快的，尤其是当你想入睡的时候。The children enjoyed watching the animals, especially particularly the monkeys. 孩子们喜欢观看动物，尤其是猴子。
