thesaurus
/θiːˈsɔːrəs/noun
(pl. thesauri /-raɪ/ 或thesauruses)
1- a book that lists words in groups of synonyms and related concepts类属词典, 同类词汇编。
1.1
- archaic a dictionary or encyclopedia〈古〉词典; 百科全书。
词源
late 16th cent.: via Latin from Greek thēsauros 'storehouse， treasure'. The original sense 'dictionary or encyclopedia' was narrowed to the current meaning by the publication of Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases (1852).