Definition

1. Verb:
   • To particularize: To describe, treat, or consider something in its specific, unique, or distinctive aspects, rather than in general terms. It involves making something distinct or specific to a particular case, context, or characteristic.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Chúng ta cần đặc thù hóa vấn đề này cho từng địa phương. (We need to particularize this issue for each locality.)
  • Báo cáo không nên chỉ nêu nguyên tắc chung mà phải đặc thù hóa cho từng dự án. (The report should not only state general principles but must particularize for each project.)
  • Việc đặc thù hóa các tiêu chuẩn là cần thiết cho ngành công nghiệp đặc biệt này. (Particularizing the standards is necessary for this special industry.)

Advanced Usage

• This term is often used in academic, technical, administrative, or planning contexts to emphasize the need for tailored, non-generic solutions or analyses.
• It implies a process of moving from a general rule or concept to a specific, detailed application.

Variants and Related Words

• Đặc thù (adj): particular, specific, distinctive.
  • Tính đặc thù của vùng văn hóa này rất rõ. (The particularity of this cultural region is very clear.)
• Cá biệt hóa (v): to individualize. While similar, this often focuses more on individual cases rather than the specific qualities of a group or type.

Synonyms

• Specify: To state or describe something precisely.
• Detail: To describe item by item; to give particulars.
• Individualize: To make individual in character; to tailor to the individual.

Related Concepts

• Khái quát hóa (v): The opposite process: to generalize.
  • Sau khi nghiên cứu các trường hợp cụ thể, anh ấy khái quát hóa thành một lý thuyết. (After studying specific cases, he generalized them into a theory.)

1. Particularize