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单词 metalevel
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metaleveln.

Brit. /ˈmɛtəˌlɛvl/, U.S. /ˈmɛdəˌlɛv(ə)l/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: meta- prefix, level n.
Etymology: < meta- prefix + level n.
A level or degree (of understanding, existence, etc.) which is higher and often more abstract than those levels at which a subject, etc., is normally understood or treated; a level which is above, beyond, or outside other levels, or which is inclusive of a series of lower levels.
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1953 Philos. Rev. 62 217 ‘Is true’ is conceived as a descriptive phrase about a sentence, hence a second- or meta-level predicate of the sentence.
1954 Philos. Rev. 63 99 The sense-data language was not proposed as a substitute for ordinary language in everyday communication, but as an object segment in the epistemologist's language (which contains higher meta-levels, through which his communication occurs).
1977 R. Holland Self & Social Context vi. 206 He attempts to unite these greatly disparate levels by reference to successively higher meta-levels, or more and more inclusive systems.
1992 Lit. & Ling. Computing 7 209/1 Indexing is a mapping activity and as such is a way of understanding a primary text at a metalevel.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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