encyclopaedia
encyclopaedia — 名詞
- encyclopaediasingular
- encyclopaediasplural
1. a book or a digital source that gives facts about a very wide range of subjects,
百科全書
按字母順序排列的綜合知識參考書
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.
Mira searched the encyclopaedia for an article about the history of jazz music.
Mira 在百科全書中尋找一篇關於爵士樂歷史的文章。
search + an encyclopaedia + for + [topic]
The school library bought a complete encyclopaedia with fifteen volumes covering science and nature.
學校圖書館買了一套共十五冊的百科全書，涵蓋科學與自然。
a complete encyclopaedia + with [count] volumes
Hyun found an old encyclopaedia from the 1980s that had no information about the Internet at all.
Hyun 找到一本 1980 年代的舊百科全書，裡面完全沒有關於網際網路的資料。
When studying for the geography exam, Elena used an online encyclopaedia to check capital cities.
準備地理考試時，Elena 使用線上百科全書查詢各國首都。
The student read the encyclopaedia entry about ancient Egypt and wrote a short report.
那名學生閱讀了關於古埃及的百科全書條目，並寫了一篇簡短的報告。
- 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).