alphabetical

IPA/ˌælfəˈbetɪkl/
KK[ˌælfəbˈɛtɪkəl]IPA/ˌælfəˈbetɪkl/

alphabetical — 形容詞

  • alphabeticalpositive
  • more alphabeticalcomparative
  • most alphabeticalsuperlative

1. Organised or sorted according to the standard sequence of letters in a writing s

1.形容詞A2
釋義

按字母順序的

依照字母ABC順序排列的

Organised or sorted according to the standard sequence of letters in a writing system, starting from A and moving through the alphabet to Z.

例句

Minho found the city in the guidebook's alphabetical list of Japanese destinations.

Minho 在旅遊指南中按字母順序排列的日本目的地列表裡找到了那座城市。

collocation: alphabetical list + of + plural noun

The librarian put the new novels in alphabetical order by the author's surname.

圖書館員依照作者姓氏的字母順序排列新到的小說。

collocation: in alphabetical order

常見搭配
  • alphabetical order
  • alphabetical list
  • alphabetical index
同義詞
  • alphabetic

    synonymous but far less common; feels slightly technical or dated

  • sequential

    broader — describes any ordered sequence, not necessarily by letter

  • ordered

    general term for any kind of arranged sequence

反義詞
  • random

    having no specific order or pattern

文法句型

alphabetical + noun (order / list / index)

用法筆記

The noun that follows is typically order, list, or index. This is by far the most common use of alphabetical.

常見錯誤

I filed the documents in alphabetic order.
I filed the documents in alphabetical order.
Both forms exist, but alphabetical is overwhelmingly preferred in modern English.
Please arrange these words with alphabetical.
Please arrange these words in alphabetical order.
The word alphabetical cannot stand alone after a preposition; it must modify a noun such as order.

2. Relating to a writing system where each spoken sound corresponds to a symbol cal

2.形容詞B2
釋義

字母系統的

以字母代表語音的文字系統的

Relating to a writing system where each spoken sound corresponds to a symbol called a letter, rather than to whole-word pictures or syllable blocks.

例句

Chinese is not an alphabetical writing system — each character represents a whole word or idea.

中文不是字母文字系統——每個方塊字代表一個完整的詞或概念。

collocation: alphabetical writing system

Korean Hangul is a highly respected alphabetical writing system among linguists today.

韓文的諺文在現代語言學界被視為備受推崇的字母文字系統。

常見搭配
  • alphabetical writing
  • alphabetical system
  • alphabetical script
同義詞
  • alphabetic

    interchangeable in technical contexts

  • letter-based

    informal equivalent used in non-specialist discussions

反義詞
  • logographic

    describes a system where symbols represent whole words or morphemes, not sounds

  • syllabic

    describes a system where symbols represent syllables rather than individual phonemes

文法句型

alphabetical + noun (writing / system / script)

用法筆記

Used mainly in linguistics and discussions of writing-system typology. Distinguish from Sense 1 (arrangement), which is much more common in everyday language.

同根字

常見搭配

常用片語

  • in alphabetical order
  • alphabetical by surname
  • arranged alphabetically