specific

Compared meaning: a specific, particular one (adjective).

比较义项：特定的（形容词）。

• particular

  Singles out one thing from others, often with a personal or distinctive flavor; commonly used as 'this/that particular' before a noun.

  强调从其他事物中挑出这一个，常带个人化、独特的意味；常用于名词前，构成“this/that particular”这种结构。

  Of all the desserts on the menu, this particular one is my favorite.

  在菜单上所有的甜点中，就属这一款是我的最爱。

• specific 本词

  Stresses precise, concrete details such as a time, place or number; more neutral and formal, often used when asking for or giving exact information.

  强调精确、具体的细节，如时间、地点或数字；语气更中性、正式，常用于询问或给出确切信息。

  Can you give me a specific time to meet you tomorrow?

  你能告诉我明天见面的具体时间吗？

Particular and specific both mean a certain one, but the tone differs: particular is personal and distinctive, as in this particular book, while specific stresses precise details like a time or number, and is more formal. Particular's other meaning, hard to please, is not compared.

这两个词都可表示“特定的、某一个的”，但particular强调从其他事物中单独挑出这一个，带有个人化、独特的意味；specific强调信息精确、具体，常用于时间、数字、细节等场合，语气更客观正式。particular还有“挑剔的”这一义项，此处不作比较。