dictionary

名词 n. 动词 v.
/ˈdɪk.ʃə.nə.ɹi/|/ˈdɪk.ʃən.ɹi/|/ˈdɪkʃ.nə.ɹi/    /ˈdɪk.ʃəˌnɛ.ɹi/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A reference work listing words or names from one or more languages, usually ordered alphabetically, explaining each word's meanings or senses, oftentimes also containing information on its etymology, pronunciation, usage, semantic relations, translations, as well as other relevant information.
    — If you want to know the meaning of a word, look it up in the dictionary.
  2. A reference work on a particular subject or activity in which the entries are arranged alphabetically; an alphabetical encyclopedia. broadly
    — a law dictionary
  3. A person or thing regarded as a repository or compendium of information. figuratively
  4. The collection of words used or understood by a particular person; vocabulary. derogatory,especially,possessive,with-of
  5. A synchronic dictionary of a standardised language held to only contain words that are properly part of the language.
    — Look it up in the dictionary, and what do you find?
  6. An associative array, or a data structure where each value is referenced by a particular key, analogous to words and definitions in a dictionary (noun sense 1).
    — User calls RouteCollection.GetVirtualPath, passing in a RequestContext, a dictionary of values, and an optional route name used to select the correct route to generate the URL.
动词 v.
  1. To look up in a dictionary. transitive
  2. To add to a dictionary. transitive
    — By a reference to the following dictionaried abbreviations, the simplicity and harmony of each sentence will be manifestly apparent; although it does not embrace everything, and could not, as it would be far too voluminous for general use.
  3. To compile a dictionary. intransitive,rare
    — They [dictionary-makers] may have had their romance at home—may have been crossed in love, and thence driven to dictionarying; may have been involved in domestic tragedies—who can say?

词形变化

dictionaries plural dictionnary alternative dixnary alternative dictionaries present,singular,third-person dictionarying participle,present dictionaried participle,past dictionaried past

词汇关系

词源

词源 1
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *deyḱ-
Proto-Indo-European *déyḱeti
Proto-Italic *deikō
Latin dīcō
Proto-Indo-European *-tis
Proto-Indo-European *-Hō
Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō
Proto-Italic *-tiō
Latin -tiō
Latin dictiō
Proto-Indo-European *-yósder.
Proto-Italic *-āzijos
Latin -ārius
Latin -ārium

Latin dictiō

Latin -āriusnom.
Latin -ārius
Medieval Latin dictiōnārius?
Medieval Latin dictiōnāriumlbor.
Middle English dixionare
English dictionary
From Middle English dixionare, a learned borrowing from Medieval Latin dictiōnārium, from Latin dictiōnārius, from dictiō (“a speaking”), from dictus, perfect past participle of dīcō (“to speak”) + -ārium (“room, place”). By surface analysis, diction + -ary.
词源 2
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *deyḱ-
Proto-Indo-European *déyḱeti
Proto-Italic *deikō
Latin dīcō
Proto-Indo-European *-tis
Proto-Indo-European *-Hō
Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō
Proto-Italic *-tiō
Latin -tiō
Latin dictiō
Proto-Indo-European *-yósder.
Proto-Italic *-āzijos
Latin -ārius
Latin -ārium

Latin dictiō

Latin -āriusnom.
Latin -ārius
Medieval Latin dictiōnārius?
Medieval Latin dictiōnāriumlbor.
Middle English dixionare
English dictionary
From Middle English dixionare, a learned borrowing from Medieval Latin dictiōnārium, from Latin dictiōnārius, from dictiō (“a speaking”), from dictus, perfect past participle of dīcō (“to speak”) + -ārium (“room, place”). By surface analysis, diction + -ary.
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