dictionary
n.辞典;字典
释义2:
dictionary
/ 5dikFEnEri /
◙ (pl. -ies)1. a book that lists the words of a language in alphabetical order and gives their meaning, or that gives the equivalent words in a different language• 字典,词典,辞书 a reference book on any subject, the items of which are arranged in alphabetical order• (按字母顺序编排的有关一定主题的)参考书 »a dictionary of quotations. 引语大全。【IDIOMS】
◘ have swallowed a dictionary1. [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【语源】
1. early 16th cent.: from medieval Latin dictionarium (manuale) or dictionarius (liber) 'manual or book of words', from Latin dictio (see diction )
俄语/英语字母转换