encyclopaedia

IPA/ɪnˌsaɪ.kləˈpiː.di.ə/
KK[ɪnsˌaɪkləpˈidiə]IPA/ɪnˌsaɪ.kləˈpiː.di.ə/

encyclopaedia — noun

  • encyclopaediasingular
  • encyclopaediasplural

1. a book or a digital source that gives facts about a very wide range of subjects,

1.名詞B1
釋義

a book or a digital source that gives facts about a very wide range of subjects, with articles set out in alphabetical order; this spelling is used mainly in British English and other Commonwealth varieties of English.

例句

Mira searched the encyclopaedia for an article about the history of jazz music.

search + an encyclopaedia + for + [topic]

The school library bought a complete encyclopaedia with fifteen volumes covering science and nature.

a complete encyclopaedia + with [count] volumes

同義詞
  • encyclopedia

    American English spelling; identical meaning and use

  • reference work

    broader term — includes dictionaries, atlases, manuals, and almanacs, not just encyclopaedias

  • compendium

    a shorter collection of information on one specific topic, often in a single volume

文法句型

an/the + encyclopaedia + of + [subject]

用法筆記

In British English both encyclopaedia and encyclopedia are used, but the -ae- spelling is the traditional British form. American English uses only encyclopedia. The word is a countable noun and typically takes an article (an encyclopaedia, the encyclopaedia).

常見錯誤

❌I checked the encyclopaedia to find out what the weather will be tomorrow.
✅I checked the weather forecast to find out what the weather will be tomorrow.
💡An encyclopaedia provides general knowledge about topics, not current weather data.
❌I read an encyclopaedia' when referring to one volume.
✅I read a volume of the encyclopaedia.
💡A multi-volume encyclopaedia is the whole set; a single physical book is one volume of it.