殊に

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 殊に (ことに) combines the idea of distinctiveness in 殊 with adverbial に to emphasize what follows.
• Basic usage: 殊に highlights the following point as especially notable.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Scope of the emphasis
  • Without an explicit contrast, it does not negate the preceding statement or turn the highlighted point into an exception.