| 单词 | polysemy |
| 释义 | polysemy[ puh-lis-uh-mee, pol-ee-see-mee ] / pəˈlɪs ə mi, ˈpɒl iˌsi mi / SEE SYNONYMS FOR polysemy ON THESAURUS.COM nouna condition in which a single word, phrase, or concept has more than one meaning or connotation. Origin of polysemyFirst recorded in 1895–1900; from New Latin polysēmia, equivalent to Late Latin polysēm(us) “with many significations” (from Greek polýsēmos, equivalent to poly- “many” + sêm(a) “sign” + -os adjective suffix) + -ia noun suffix; see poly-, -y3 OTHER WORDS FROM polysemypol·y·se·mous, adjectiveWords nearby polysemypolyradiculoneuropathy, polyrhythm, polyrhythmic, polyribosome, polysaccharide, polysemy, polysepalous, polyserositis, polysinusitis, polysome, polysomia Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for polysemypolysemy / (ˌpɒlɪˈsiːmɪ, pəˈlɪsəmɪ) / nounthe existence of several meanings in a single wordCompare monosemy Derived forms of polysemypolysemous, adjectiveWord Origin for polysemyC20: from New Latin polysēmia, from Greek polusēmos having many meanings, from poly- + sēma a sign Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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