| 单词 |
hypernym |
| 释义 |
hypernym, n. Linguistics.
Brit. |ˈhʌɪpənɪm|, U.S. |ˈhaɪpərˌnɪm|
Forms: α. 19– hypernym; β. 19– hyperonym Brit. |ˌhʌɪˈpɛrənɪm|, U.S. |ˌhaɪˈpɛrənɪm|
[In α-form ‹hyper- prefix + -nym (in hyponym n.). In β-form ‹hyper- prefix + -onym comb. form, after hyponym n. Compare hypernymy n.]
A word with a broad meaning constituting a category into which words with more specific meanings fall; a superordinate term. Opposed to hyponym n. 2.
1971S. G. J. Hervey Functional Semantics (D.Phil. thesis, Univ. of Oxf.) i. v. 48 If the denotation class of the sign ‘X’ properly includes the denotation class of the sign ‘Y’, the sign ‘X’ is a hypernym of the sign ‘Y’, and the relation between..sign ‘X’ and sign ‘Y’ is one of hypernymy. 1972J. F. Mulder & S. G. J. Hervey Theory of Linguistic Sign iv. 49 The sign horse is a hyperonym of the sign stallion, and the sign stallion a hyponym of the sign horse. 1989K. Wales Dict. Stylistics 223 The same word may be both a hyponym or a hypernym: tree is superordinate to oak and ash, but itself subordinate..to plant. 1995J. Fentress tr. U. Eco Search for Perfect Lang. (1997) x. 224 The reciprocally embedded system of hyponyms and hyperonyms used by lexicographers. 2000N. Besnier Tuvaluan ii. 584 Ika ‘fish’ is the hypernym of fonu ‘turtle’. |
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