lexical

/ˈleksɪkl/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈleksɪkl/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈlek-si-kəl/ (ame, mw)

lexical — adjective

  • lexicalpositive
  • more lexicalcomparative
  • most lexicalsuperlative

1. relating to a language's words and their meanings, including how they naturally

1.形容詞B2
釋義

relating to a language's words and their meanings, including how they naturally combine with one another

例句

Abigail's lexical errors mostly involved using the wrong preposition with common verbs.

collocation: lexical error / lexical item

Jisoo keeps a notebook of new lexical items she finds while reading English news.

同義詞
  • vocabulary-related

    less formal, used in language-teaching contexts

  • word-level

    narrower; used in linguistics for phenomena at the word rather than sentence level

  • linguistic

    broader; covers grammar, sounds, and meaning together

反義詞
  • grammatical

    focuses on sentence structure rather than individual word meanings

文法句型

lexical + noun

用法筆記

Used only before a noun (attributive position). You cannot say 'This meaning is lexical' to mean 'this relates to words' — use 'This is a lexical meaning' instead.

常見錯誤

❌She has good lexical' (using 'lexical' as a noun).
✅She has a good lexical knowledge of French.
💡Lexical is an adjective, not a noun.

2. connected with dictionaries, lexicons, or the practice of writing and compiling

2.形容詞C1
釋義

connected with dictionaries, lexicons, or the practice of writing and compiling reference works about words

例句

This dictionary's lexical entries include word origins, pronunciation, and usage notes.

collocation: lexical entry

Asher consulted several lexical databases to trace the earliest use of the word.

collocation: lexical database

同義詞

文法句型

lexical + noun

用法筆記

Frequently appears in academic writing about lexicography and language studies. The related noun 'lexicon' (a word-store or dictionary) shares the same root.