首页英语词典dictionarydictionary的意思

dictionary

英 ['dɪkʃ(ə)n(ə)rɪ] 美['dɪkʃə'nɛri]

英英释义词组搭配考试真题实用场景例句

近义词lexicon vocabulary reference book glossary word

n. 字典；词典

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词态变化

复数: dictionaries;

中文词源

dictionary 字典

来自diction, 说话，措辞。后用来指字典。

英英释意

1. a reference book containing an alphabetical list of words with information about them

英文词源

dictionary: dictionary: [16] The term dictionary was coined in medieval Latin, probably in the 13th century, on the basis of the Latin adjective dictionārius ‘of words’, a derivative of Latin dictiō ‘saying’, or, in medieval Latin, ‘word’. English picked it up comparatively late; the first known reference to it is in The pilgrimage of perfection 1526: ‘and so Peter Bercharius [Pierre Bercheur, a 15thcentury French lexicographer] in his dictionary describeth it’.

Latin dictiō (source also of English diction [15]) was a derivatives of the verb dicere ‘say’. Its original meaning was ‘point out’ rather than ‘utter’, as demonstrated by its derivative indicāre (source of English indicate) and words in other languages, such as Greek deiknúnai ‘show’, Sanskrit diç- ‘show’ (later ‘say’), and German zeihen ‘accuse’, which come from the same ultimate source.

Its past participle gave English dictum [16], and the derived verb dictāre ‘assert’ produced English dictate [17] and dictator [14]. It has been the basis of a wide range of other English words, from the more obvious derivatives like addict and predict to more heavily disguised offspring such as condition, index, and judge.
=> addict, condition, dictate, diction, ditto, index, indicate, judge, predict
dictionary (n.): 1520s, from Medieval Latin dictionarium "collection of words and phrases," from Latin dictionarius "of words," from dictio "word" (see diction). Probably first English use in title of a book was in Sir Thomas Elyot's "Latin Dictionary" (1538) though Latin Dictionarius was so used from early 13c. Grose's 1788 "Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue" has "RICHARD SNARY. A dictionary."
DICTIONARY, n. A malevolent literary device for cramping the growth of a language and making it hard and inelastic. This dictionary, however, is a most useful work. [Bierce]

考试真题

A desk dictionary is medium-sized, generally containing over 170, 000 entries as well as extra features.

Abridged dictionaries, such as pocket and desk dictionaries, are shortened.

An unabridged dictionary is a complete dictionary.

Because unabridged dictionaries contain nearly all English words, they are large and heavy.

For college work you should own a current desk dictionary.

However, a pocket dictionary doesn't contain enough entries to be adequate for college reference homework.

If the copyright date of your current dictionary shows that it was published five or more years ago, consider investing in a more recent edition.

In addition, the information about each word in a pocket dictionary is generally limited.

In selecting a dictionary, check the features it offers besides vocabulary definitions.

Not all print dictionaries are the same, as you will notice when you select one.

The article has a title: How to Select a Print Dictionary.

The dictionary is out of date: many words have been added to the language since it was published.

This is reflected in an up-to-date dictionary.

To make a wise selection, you should know how to distinguish among three kinds of print dictionaries: pocket, desk, and unabridged.

You should also know the copyright date of your dictionary, and check its special features.

词组搭配

have swallowed a dictionary

(informal)(of a person) use long and obscure words when speaking

(非正式)（说话时）使用又长又晦涩的词语

实用场景例句

a Spanish-English dictionary: 西班牙语——英语词典

a dictionary of mathematics: 数学词典

...the Dictionary of National Biography.: 《英国传记大词典》

...a Welsh-English dictionary.: 一本威尔士语-英语词典

The second part, the paper analyses fictitious economy's worsen evolution and preventionmeasurement.: 第二部分, 分析虚拟经济的恶性衍化及防范措施.

We are working all round the clock to finish this dictionary!: 我们在为完成这本词典而昼夜不停地工作着!

She has mastered a foreign language by aid of a grammar and dictionary.: 她借助语法书和词典掌握了一门外语.

You can borrow this dictionary from the library.: 你可以从图书馆借到这本字典.

This dictionary is very useful, only it is a bit costly.: 这本词典很有用, 左不过贵了些.

This dictionary will enable better international understanding.: 这部辞典将促进国际间更好的理解.

This dictionary is just what I want for my study.: 这部词典正是我学习要用到的.

This dictionary is 100 yuan, postage included.: 这本词典连邮费共100元.

Your dictionary is good, but mine is even better.: 你的词典好, 而我的更好.

Some words are too infrequent to be worthy of inclusion in the dictionary.: 一些单词的使用频率太低,没有必要收入词典.

Would you please pass the dictionary on to Mary?: 请你把这本词典传给玛丽,行吗 ?

I can dispense with this dictionary.: 我没有这本词典也行.

The dictionary is priced five yuan.: 这本字典定价5元.

The phrase is labelled as slang in the dictionary.: 这个短语在这本字典里被注为俚语.

He sent her some books, together with a dictionary.: 他送了她几本书, 外加一本词典.

Writers often refer to a dictionary.: 作家时常参考字典.

Absolute perfection in a dictionary is rare.: 绝对完美的词典是罕见的.

The student came along with an English dictionary under his arm.: 这名学生腋下夹着一本英语词典走来.

Not being sure of the word, he turned it up in the dictionary.: 他对那个词没有把握, 于是就查字典.

Refer to the dictionary when you don't know how to spell a word.: 当你不知道怎么拼写一个词时,查阅一下词典.

She opened her bag and began fishing for her dictionary.: 她打开书包开始找词典.

You'll have to hunt up the word in the dictionary.: 你须在字典里查找这个字.

They are revising a dictionary.: 他们在修订一部词典.

a dictionary of mathematics: 数学词典

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