释义 |
lem·ma I. \ˈlemə\ noun (plural lemmas \-məz\ ; or lemma·ta \-məd.ə\) Etymology: Latin, from Greek lēmma thing received or taken, assumption, from root of lambanein to receive, take, grasp — more at latch 1. a. : a preliminary or auxiliary proposition or theorem demonstrated or accepted for immediate use in a demonstration of some other proposition b. (1) : the premise of a syllogism in early Greek logic (2) : a major premise of the Stoics 2. : the argument or theme of a composition prefixed as a title or introduction; also : the heading or theme of a comment or note 3. : a word or phrase glossed in a glossary II. noun (-s) Etymology: Greek, rind, husk, from lepein to peel — more at leper : the lower of the two bracts enclosing the flower in the spikelet of grasses — called also flowering glume; see wild oat illustration |