nomenclature

/nəˈmeŋklətʃə(r)/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈnəʊmənkleɪtʃər/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈnō-mən-ˌklā-chər also nō-ˈmen-klə-ˌchu̇r, -ˈmeŋ-, -chər, -ˌtyu̇r, -ˌtu̇r/ (ame, mw)

nomenclature — noun

  • nomenclaturesingular
  • nomenclaturesplural

1. an organized method of giving standard names to things, especially in science or

1.名詞C1
釋義

an organized method of giving standard names to things, especially in science or other technical fields.

例句

Baraka struggled with botanical nomenclature during his first week in the field course.

collocation: botanical nomenclature

The guide explained the old street nomenclature while leading visitors through the city museum.

同義詞
  • terminology

    broader and more common; can mean a field's special words without implying a formal naming code

  • taxonomy

    narrower; mainly concerns classification, especially of living things, rather than naming alone

  • lexicon

    broader and less formal; can mean the whole vocabulary of a field or language

文法句型

the nomenclature of + [field]

[adjective] nomenclature

follow + nomenclature

用法筆記

Most often used for formal or standardized naming rules in science, medicine, or classification systems. For the special words of a field in general, terminology is broader and more common.

常見錯誤

❌The nurse used too much nomenclature, so I could not follow the conversation.
✅The nurse used too much medical terminology, so I could not follow the conversation.
💡Nomenclature usually points to a naming system or official set of names, not simply difficult specialist language in everyday talk.
❌We finally chose a nomenclature for the puppy.
✅We finally chose a name for the puppy.
💡Nomenclature refers to a system of naming, not one individual name.