hypernym

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UK /ˈhaɪpənɪm/
CA /ˈhaɪpɚnɪm/
US /ˈhaɪpɚnɪm/

词形变化

hypernyms 复数 hypernyms

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A superordinate word or phrase; a term whose referents form a set which includes as a subset the referents of a subordinate term—as, for example, insect (being a hypernym) for ant.

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    “Musical instrument” is a hypernym of “guitar” because a guitar is a musical instrument: a guitar belongs to a class or type of musical instruments.

    Hypernyms of “dog” and “cat” include “mammal”, “pet”, “carnivore”, and “quadruped”.

词汇关系

名词

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superordinate

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word

词源

From hyper- (“over”) + -nym (“name”). From Ancient Greek roots; compare Latinate “superordinate term”.

来源：wiktionary