Definition
个案 (gè àn) refers to an individual case studied on its own, common in medical, legal, or academic research. Unlike 案例 (àn lì, a typical example for reference) or 案件 (àn jiàn, a legal case/crime), 个案 focuses on the uniqueness of a single instance. It differs from 特例 (tè lì, an exception) in that 个案 is not necessarily exceptional.
noun
individual casespecial case
Examples
- 个案。Lǜshī zhèngzài zǐxì fēnxī zhège gè àn.The lawyer is carefully analyzing this individual case.
- 个案。gè àn de yánjiū xūyào dàliàng línchuáng shùjù.The study of individual cases requires a large amount of clinical data.
- ，个案。Zài xuéshù huìyì shàng, tā bàogào le yí ge tèshū gè àn.At the academic conference, he reported a special case.
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