lexis

名词 n.
/ˈlɛksɪs/   

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The set of all words and phrases in a language; any unified subset of words from a particular language. countable,uncountable
    — Thus, alongside current lexis, words and senses now obsolete find a place in a dictionary on historical principles.
  2. Words, collocations, and common phrases in a language; vocabulary and word combinations. countable,uncountable
    — By the 1980s, English language teachers generally had begun to realize that there had been a neglect of lexis in teaching methods and coursebooks. […] The basic truth that without vocabulary or lexis we can't express anything had to be restated and a new approach to teaching lexis was needed.
  3. The vocabulary used by a writer. countable,uncountable
    — In this broadsheet newspaper, the reporter uses a complicated and formal lexis which I find hard to understand.

词形变化

lexises plural lexes plural lexeis plural

词汇关系

词源

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *leǵ-der.
Proto-Indo-European *léǵ-e-ti
Proto-Hellenic *légō
Ancient Greek λέγω (légō)
Proto-Indo-European *-tis
Ancient Greek -τις (-tis)
Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs)
Ancient Greek λέξῐς (léxĭs)lbor.
English lexis
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek λέξις (léxis, “speech, word”).
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