具体

• 拼音: jù tǐ
• 汉字拆解: 具 = originally depicting two hands holding a tripod vessel, meaning tool or to possess; 体 = 亻(person) + 本 (root), meaning body or form

含义

Concrete; specific; detailed. Describes information, plans, or descriptions that are clear and precise rather than vague.

Used to request or describe specific details rather than general or abstract information. Commonly paired with 情况 (situation), 时间 (time), 计划 (plan), and 内容 (content). The opposite is 抽象 (abstract) or 笼统 (vague).

例句

1. 你能说得具体一点吗？
2. 我们还没有具体的计划。
3. 具体时间我再告诉你。

用法指南

语境: communication, planning, work

语气: practical

正确说法

• 请给我一个具体的时间。(Please give me a specific time.)
• 他把具体的步骤写了下来。(He wrote down the detailed steps.)

错误说法

• 今天的天气很具体。(Don't use 具体 to describe weather — it means 'specific' or 'detailed.' For clear weather, say 今天的天气很好.)

起源与历史

Compound of 具 (tool, to possess) and 体 (body, form). Literally 'having bodily form' — something tangible and detailed, as opposed to abstract.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal