dictionary
/ˈdɪkʃənərɪ/noun
(pl. -ies)
1- a book that lists the words of a language in alphabetical order and gives their meaning, or that gives the equivalent words in a different language字典, 词典, 辞书。
1.1
- a reference book on any subject, the items of which are arranged in alphabetical order（按字母顺序编排的有关一定主题的）参考书：
a dictionary of quotations.
引语大全。
短语
have swallowed a dictionary
- informal (of a person) use long and obscure words when speaking〈非正式〉（说话时）使用又长又晦涩的词语。
词源
early 16th cent.: from medieval Latin dictionarium （manuale） or dictionarius （liber） manual or book of words， from Latin dictio （see DICTION）.