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单词 vocable
释义

Definition of vocable in English:

vocable

nounˈvəʊkəb(ə)lˈvoʊkəbəl
  • A word, especially with reference to form rather than meaning.

    词(尤指词形而不指意义),词外壳

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The poem describes the toddler as ‘Yapping always,’ as producing the fluent vocables that gradually give birth to words, but still not enunciating the words themselves.
    • How does the human being who says ‘That's green’ differ from the parrot trained to utter the same vocables in response to the presentation of a green card?
    • Lowell goes all out for the adjective, and it's hard to think of a writer with such provocative and interesting adjectives, or one who finds such depth in what is thought of as a shallow and inessential vocable.
    Synonyms
    term, name, expression, designation, locution

Origin

Late Middle English (denoting a name): from French, or from Latin vocabulum, from vocare 'call'.

Definition of vocable in US English:

vocable

nounˈvōkəbəlˈvoʊkəbəl
  • A word, especially with reference to form rather than meaning.

    词(尤指词形而不指意义),词外壳

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Lowell goes all out for the adjective, and it's hard to think of a writer with such provocative and interesting adjectives, or one who finds such depth in what is thought of as a shallow and inessential vocable.
    • The poem describes the toddler as ‘Yapping always,’ as producing the fluent vocables that gradually give birth to words, but still not enunciating the words themselves.
    • How does the human being who says ‘That's green’ differ from the parrot trained to utter the same vocables in response to the presentation of a green card?
    Synonyms
    term, name, expression, designation, locution

Origin

Late Middle English (denoting a name): from French, or from Latin vocabulum, from vocare ‘call’.

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