synonym
synonym — 名詞
- synonymsingular
- synonymsplural
1. a word that shares a very similar meaning with another word from the same langua
同義詞
意義相同或相近的詞語
a word that shares a very similar meaning with another word from the same language — for example, 'happy' and 'glad', or 'large' and 'big'
The teacher asked the class to write a synonym for 'angry' in their notebooks.
老師請全班學生在筆記本上寫下「angry」的同義詞。
synonym for + [word]
Dr. Okafor pointed out that 'tiny' and 'small' are close synonyms but not exact matches.
Okafor 博士指出「tiny」和「small」是同義詞，但意思不完全相同。
close synonyms — near but not exact match
The editor replaced 'big' with a better synonym that fit the tone of the article.
編輯把「big」換成更貼合文章語調的同義詞。
The children found five synonyms for 'said' in the thesaurus during the writing lesson.
孩子們在寫作課上用同義詞詞典找到了五個「said」的同義詞。
synonyms for + [word]
The exam question asked students to circle the word that is not a synonym of 'brave'.
考題要求學生圈出不是「brave」同義詞的那個字。
synonym of + [word]
- close synonym
- near synonym
- exact synonym
- perfect synonym
- find a synonym
- list synonyms
- equivalent
more formal; used in logic or mathematics to mean interchangeable in value
- near-synonym
more precise; acknowledges the match is not perfect
- antonym
a word with the opposite meaning
用法筆記
Only sense that takes modifiers like 'close', 'near', 'exact', or 'perfect' to show how alike the meanings are.
常見錯誤
2. a word or name that people connect so strongly with a quality or idea that it br
代名詞；象徵
因強烈聯想而代表某種特質的詞語
a word or name that people connect so strongly with a quality or idea that it brings that quality to mind — for example, when someone's name becomes a synonym for courage
After thirty years of honest work, Judge Tanaka's name became a synonym for trust.
經過三十年正直的服務，Tanaka 法官的名字成了誠信的代名詞。
name became a synonym for + [quality]
That car brand turned into a global synonym for speed and engineering excellence.
那個汽車品牌成了速度和工程卓越的全球代名詞。
brand turned into a synonym for + [quality]
The old industrial town was once a synonym for polluted air and dead rivers.
這座老工業城鎮曾是空氣污染和河流死亡的代名詞。
was once a synonym for + [negative concept]
For millions of readers, that author's name is a synonym for gripping mystery stories.
對數百萬讀者來說，那位作家的名字就是精彩推理小說的代名詞。
In election debates, the capital city became a synonym for wasteful spending and corruption.
在選舉辯論中，首都成了浪費公款和貪腐的代名詞。
became a synonym for + [negative concept]
- become a synonym for
- a synonym for [quality]
- turn into a synonym for
- byword
more literary; often used for negative qualities (a byword for cruelty)
- embodiment
refers to the person or thing itself, not the word for it
- epitome
the perfect or most typical example of a quality
用法筆記
Distinguish from sense 1 (SAME MEANING): this sense is about what a word or name represents in people's minds, not about shared dictionary definitions.
同根字
- synonymous形容詞B2
- synonymy名詞C2
- synonymously副詞C2
常見搭配
介系詞搭配
- synonym for
- synonym of