specially、especially与particularly这些副词均可表示“特别地”之意。
specially : 着重为做某事而“专门地、特意地”，相当于on purpose。
- The ring was specially made for her.
这枚戒指是为她订做的。
especially : 较多地用于正式文体，侧重超过其它全部，突出到“特别地”的程度，相当于in particular。
- The car is quite small, especially if you have children.
这辆汽车很小，如果有孩子就尤其显得小。
particularly : 用来指同类中特别突出的一个。
- New yorkers, and particularly Manhattanites, are wringing their hands about the two dozen or so supertall luxury towers sprouting along the southern edge of Central Park.
二十多座超高层豪华公寓楼沿中央公园南缘修建起来，令纽约人，尤其是曼哈顿人扼腕痛惜。
——《纽约时报》
