hypernym
/ˈhaɪpənɪm/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈhaɪpərnɪm/ (ame, ipa)
hypernym — 名詞
- hypernymsingular
- hypernymsplural
1. in language study, a broad word that covers several more specific words under it
上位詞
意義可涵蓋多個下位詞的詞
in language study, a broad word that covers several more specific words under it
In class, Ms. Chen said fruit is a hypernym for apple and pear.
課堂上，Chen 老師說 fruit 是 apple 和 pear 的上位詞。
X is a hypernym for Y and Z
The worksheet asked Dewi to match each hypernym with three more exact words.
那張講義要 Dewi 把每個上位詞和三個更精確的詞配對。
match a hypernym with its member words
Our teacher wrote vehicle as a hypernym above bus, train, and taxi.
老師把 vehicle 寫在 bus、train 和 taxi 上方，當作上位詞。
Gabriel circled animal because it was the hypernym in the word map.
Gabriel 圈出 animal，因為它是那張詞彙圖裡的上位詞。
During revision, Kabir confused hypernym with synonym until the diagram helped.
複習時，Kabir 把上位詞和同義詞搞混了，直到圖表幫他看懂。
- superordinate
the more formal linguistics label for the larger category word
- generic term
a broader everyday description, less tied to technical analysis
- hyponym
a more specific word that belongs inside the larger category
文法句型
a hypernym for X
X is a hypernym of Y
用法筆記
Usually used in language study when you compare a broad category word with more exact member words such as fruit and apple.