referent

n. 指示物

发音

UK /ˈɹɛf(ə)ɹənt/
其它
US /ˈɹɛf(ə)ɹənt/

词形变化

referents 复数 referents

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The specific entity in the world that a word or phrase identifies or denotes: what it refers to.

    语言学

    For quotations using this term, see Citations:referent.

  2. 2.

    That which is referenced.

词汇关系

名词

上位词 5

meaning term significance import signification

下位词 3

antecedent denotatum designatum

相关短语

absent referent

词源

From refer + -ent.

来源：wiktionary