compendium

/kəmˈpendiəm/ (bre, ipa) · [kəmpˈɛndiəm] /kəmˈpendiəm/ (ame, ipa) · [kəmpˈɛndiəm] /kəm-ˈpen-dē-əm How to pronounce compendium (audio)/ (ame, mw)

compendium — 名詞

  • compendiumsingular
  • compendiumsplural

1. A compact reference book or similar work that gathers the main information about

1.名詞C1
釋義

綱要書

彙整單一主題重點的參考書

A compact reference book or similar work that gathers the main information about one topic in one place.

例句

Walid bought a pocket compendium of wild flowers before the hiking trip.

Walid 在健行前買了一本野花袖珍綱要書。

compendium of + noun phrase for a subject reference

The museum shop sold a compendium of local maps and old photographs.

那家博物館商店賣一本收錄當地地圖和老照片的綱要書。

同義詞
  • digest

    often stresses a shortened selection of key information for quick reading

  • handbook

    usually gives practical instructions rather than gathering knowledge about a field

  • reference book

    broader term; not necessarily concise or limited to one subject

反義詞

文法句型

compendium of + noun phrase

用法筆記

Usually appears in academic, professional, or publishing contexts. It suggests an organized reference work, not just any short article or note.

常見錯誤

I read a compendium about world history on one website page.
I read a compendium of world history in the library.
💡A compendium is a collected reference work, and it normally takes 'of' before the topic.