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单词 delexical
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delexicaladj.

Brit. /ˌdiːˈlɛksᵻkl/, U.S. /ˌdiˈlɛksək(ə)l/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: de- prefix, lexical adj.
Etymology: < de- prefix + lexical adj.
Linguistics.
Of a verb: having little or no meaning in itself; deriving meaning from a noun.Typical contextual examples of delexical verbs include ‘to do the cooking’, ‘to give advice’, ‘to take a photograph’, ‘to make war’, etc.
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1987 J. M. Sinclair in R. Steele & T. Threadgold Lang. Topics II. ii. 323 The ‘core’ meaning of a word—the one that first comes to mind for most people—will not normally be a delexical one.
2018 H. Men Vocab. Increase & Collocation Learning ii. 29 Although the total number of delexical verbs in the English language is small, they have very high frequency of occurrence.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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