denotation是什么意思

2023-11-23 11:49:17

denotation

美[ˌdiːnoʊteɪʃn] 英[ˌdiːnəʊteɪʃn]

n. 指示；意义；符号

近义词：meaning，import，sense，signification，significance，substance，proof，intention，extension，reference，indication，

Noun

the act of indicating or pointing out by name
the most direct or specific meaning of a word or expression; the class of objects that an expression refers to;
"the extension of `satellite of Mars is the set containing only Demos and Phobos"

用作名词(n.)

A good dictionary will give us the connotation of a word as well as its denotation.一本好字典不仅要告诉我们一个字的字面意义,同时还要告诉我们该字的言外之意。