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/lek-si-kon, -kuhn/US // ˈlɛk sɪˌkɒn, -kən //UK // (ˈlɛksɪkən) //

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n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural lex·i·ca [lek-si-kuh], /ˈlɛk sɪ kə/, lex·i·cons.

    • : a wordbook or dictionary, especially of Greek, Latin, or Hebrew.
    • : the vocabulary of a particular language, field, social class, person, etc.
    • : inventory or record: unparalleled in the lexicon of human relations.
    • : Linguistics. the total inventory of morphemes in a given language.the inventory of base morphemes plus their combinations with derivational morphemes.

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Examples

  • Just a machine, promising help “momentarily,” the biggest lie in the lexicon of all voice mail.

  • The game’s lexicon was built first with the New General Service List to serve as its foundation.

  • The fast-paced, fun word game challenges users to spell all the words you can in two minutes and uses a lexicon of words Kocienda built to allow for the inclusion of proper names.

  • Root out the biased language we so often use when discussing women and people of color, not by unilaterally relying on anti-bias training, but by fixing the underlying systems that enable this bias to creep into the talent assessment lexicon.

  • In academic speak, observing and learning from other people is called “social influence,” a term that’s obviously crossed into pop culture lexicon.

  • Alongside YOLO, “same damn time” is one of the most memorable recent additions to the lexicon.

  • A hypothetical history of how words become part of the colloquial lexicon.

  • The 5,000 new words added to the updated playable lexicon included four fresh two-letter words.

  • But it was the rise of the Internet that really brought the word into the general lexicon.

  • Twenty years after the phrase entered the American lexicon, “Soccer Mom” retains its power as hurtful speech.

  • Modern science stringently demands facts in support of any assertion, the word "faith" having no place in its lexicon.

  • “Easy does it” is a phrase plucked from the plebeian lexicon of life, which we recommend for his consideration.

  • Meusel: Lexicon der vom Jahr 1750 bis 1800 verstorbenen teutschen Schriftsteller.

  • This, though in some respects, an independent work, may yet be considered as a supplement to the celebrated Conversations-Lexicon.

  • The text occupies five volumes, and a sixth contains a Hebrew lexicon, &c.