sample

1. 蛇丰富到一定程度。
2. s(蛇) + ample(充足) => 蛇很多，可以用来做sample.

sample 样本，抽样，取样

来自盎格鲁法语 saumple,缩写自古法语 essample,异化自拉丁语 exemplum,样本，词源同 example.引申词义抽样，取样等。

sample

sample: see example

sample (n.)

c. 1300, "something which confirms a proposition or statement," from Anglo-French saumple, a shortening of Old French essample, from Latin exemplum "a sample" (see example). Meaning "small quantity (of something) from which the general quality (of the whole) may be inferred" (usually in a commercial sense) is recorded from early 15c.; sense of "specimen for scientific sampling" is from 1878. As an adjective from 1820.

sample (v.)

"to test by taking a sample," 1767, from sample (n.). Earlier "to be a match for" (1590s). Related: Sampled; sampling.

1. These figures were often spuriously computed by selecting particularly favorable sample groups.

这些数字往往是用错误的方法计算出来的，所用的都是特别挑选出来的对自己有利的样本组。

2. The sample was selected from the medical records of two general practices.

样本选自两个全科诊所的病历档案。

3. They asked me to do some sample drawings.

他们请我画些样品图。

4. 60 percent of the sample answered negatively.

抽样调查中60％的接受调查者作出了否定回答。

5. The sperm sample is produced by masturbation.

精子样本通过手淫获取。

【specimen, illustration, case, example, instance, sample】
这组词都有“例子、事例”的意思，其区别是：
specimen: 可与sample换用，但常指人或物中选出的有代表性部分，或指供科研、化验或检验用的标本。
illustration: 指用来说明、解释某种理论或看法而引用的例证。
case: 多指需要加以认真研究的实例，如病例，案例等。
example: 普通用词，指能代表同类事物性质或一般规律的典型例子。
instance: 多指用于说明、支持或反证一般事实或理论的事例。
sample: 通常指样品。