单词 | encyclopaedia |
释义 | encyclopaedia (once / 5631 pages) n WORD FAMILY encyclopaedia: encyclopaedias, encyclopaedism+/encyclopaedism: encyclopaedist/encyclopaedist: encyclopaedists USAGE EXAMPLESIf you've ever been handed a wine list the size of an encyclopaedia in a posh restaurant and succumbed to mild panic, you're not alone. BBC(Dec 12, 2016) Today he does not even merit a mention in the “Encyclopaedia Britannica”. Economist(Nov 10, 2016) Encyclopaedia Britannica, for example, gave us $75,000 worth of films—just gave us the catalogue and said, "Take what you want." US News(Sep 22, 2016) n a reference work (often in several volumes) containing articles on various topics (often arranged in alphabetical order) dealing with the entire range of human knowledge or with some particular specialty Syn|Hypo|Hyper cyclopaedia, cyclopedia, encyclopedia book of knowledge an elementary encyclopedia dealing with general knowledge book of facts, reference, reference book, reference work a book to which you can refer for authoritative facts |
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