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es·pe·cial·ly
/I'speSJli/
adverb
(disingkat esp.)
1 terutama
(syn particularly)
▪ This beef is very delicious, especially if you have it with some pepper.
Daging sapi ini sangat énak, terutama jika Anda memakannya dengan sedikit lada.
▪ Most people like this book, especially teenagers.
Sebagian besar org menyukai buku ini, terutama para remaja.
▪ It often rains, especially in February.
Hari sering hujan, terutama di bulan Fébruari.
2 utk tujuan atau org khusus
▪ This party is especially for you.
Pésta ini khusus utkmu.
3 sangat
▪ I feel especially sad.
Saya merasa sangat sedih.
▪ ‘Do you like swimming?’ ‘Not especially.’
“Apakah engkau suka berenang?” “Tidak begitu tertarik.”
Notes:
► especially biasanya berarti particularly (terutama):
I like vegetables, especially cucumbers. Jangan menempatkan especially di depan kalimat.
► specially biasanya berarti for a particular purpose (utk tujuan khusus) dan sering diikuti oléh past participles seperti designed, developed atau made: ▪ a training programme specially designed to meet your needs ▪ She has her jacket specially made in Japan.
► di UK, especially dan ‘specially’ sering digunakan dengan cara yg sama dan sulit dibédakan.
► ‘specially’ kurang formal: This was prepared especially/specially for her. ▪ It is especially/specially important to have a house. Kata sifatdari ‘especially’ dan ‘specially’ biasanya adalah ‘special’.
