vocabulary /voʊˈkæbjəˌleri/ Brit /vəʊˈkæbjələri/ noun plural vocabularies
/voʊˈkæbjəˌleri/ Brit /vəʊˈkæbjələri/
noun
plural vocabularies
Learner's definition of VOCABULARY
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[count] : the words that make up a language(某一語言的)詞匯 2
: all of the words known and used by a person(某人掌握或使用的)全部詞匯,詞匯量 [noncount]
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He has a large/wide vocabulary. [=he knows and uses many words]他的詞匯量很大。
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He has a somewhat limited vocabulary.他的詞匯量比較有限。
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Reading helped to expand/improve her vocabulary.閱讀幫助擴大了她的詞匯量。
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Our passive vocabulary [=the words we understand] is larger than our active vocabulary. [=the words we use ourselves]我們的消極詞匯量要比積極詞匯量大。
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sometimes used in an exaggerated way to make a forceful statement有時用於誇張加強語氣 3
[count, noncount] : words that are related to a particular subject(某學科所涉及的)專業詞匯;術語 4
[count, noncount] : a set of forms or elements that are used for expression in an art, in music, etc.(美術、音樂等領域的)表現形式,表達手段