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special 同 especial 有咩分別?
Special and especial have nearly the same meanings. The difference in denotation is that "especial" is somewhat more emphatic than plain "special"; one might say that something that is "especial" is "exceptional" or "specially special" in a more formal way.

Sample sentences:


The car has a number of special safety features. Is there anything special that you'd like to do today?


Winning the Nobel Prize is an occasion of especial joy. Tom called his father with especial birthday wishes after his long illness.

special: 特別/特殊/專門
especial: 尤其/格外/特別是/非常

examples:

They gave especial attention to the decorations.
They gave attention to the special decorations.


She has a special preference for mushrooms.
She has an especial fondness for mushrooms.

you could see the differences better when using specially and especially.

examples:

He did well, specially in All-Star Game.
He did especially well in All-Star Game.

We were so happy, specially seeing you.
We were especially happy to see you.

Hope these help :)

Especial與Special幾乎有著相同的意思。它們意指「特別的」或「不一樣的」，而Merriam-Webster則將Especial解釋為「特出的」。
它們是可以同意詞，見以下例子：
My father’s 60th birthday was an occasion of especial joy.
My father’s 60th birthday was an occasion of special joy.
然而，當中especial有著「與沒有那麼特別的在作比較」的含意；而special 則沒有任何比較之意圖。
根據Merriam-Webster：
“Special 強調「本身有質素、有個性、有身份」的意思；而especial可能帶有（與ＸＸ相比之下）「更超卓」或「較偏好」之含意。”最後，special可以是名詞，especial絕對不是名詞。如 “Daily specials in the supermarket”。