(pl. lemmas 或 lemmata /-mətə/)
1
- a subsidiary or intermediate theorem in an argument or proof引理, 辅助定理。
2
- a heading indicating the subject or argument of a literary composition, an annotation, or a dictionary entry（文学作品主题或论点前所加的）标题; 注释; （词典的）词目。
3
- a word or phrase defined in a dictionary or entered in a word list词典词条; 词汇表词条。
词源
late 16th cent.: via Latin from Greek lēmma 'something assumed'; related to lambanein 'take'.