spe·ci·men/`spɛsəmən; ˈspesɪmɪn/ n [C] 1 blood, skin, etc that is taken from your body to be tested or examined 〔取自人体用于测试或检验的〕样品，样本: a blood specimen 血样 2 a single example of something from a larger group of similar things 〔取自一组同类事物的〕样本; 实例: This specimen was found in northwestern China. 这个样本是在中国西北部地区发现的。