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。
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。
- 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。
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。
- 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.