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单词 semantic
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
se•man•tic  (si mantik),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. Linguisticsof, pertaining to, or arising from the different meanings of words or other symbols:semantic change; semantic confusion.
  2. Linguisticsof or pertaining to semantics.
Also, se•manti•cal. 
  • Greek sēmantikós having meaning, equivalent. to sēmant(ós) marked (sēman-, base of sēmaínein to show, mark + -tos verbal adjective, adjectival suffix; akin to sêma sign) + -ikos -ic
  • 1655–65
se•manti•cal•ly, adv. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
semantic /sɪˈmæntɪk/ adj
  1. of or relating to meaning or arising from distinctions between the meanings of different words or symbols
  2. of or relating to semantics
Etymology: 19th Century: from Greek sēmantikos having significance, from sēmainein to signify, from sēma a sign

seˈmantically adv
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
se•man•tics /sɪˈmæntɪks/USA pronunciation   n. 
  1. Linguistics[uncountable; used with a singular verb] a branch of linguistics dealing with the study of meaning, the ways meaning is structured in language, and changes in meaning and form over time.
  2. Linguisticsthe meaning, or an interpretation of the meaning, of a word, sign, etc.: [uncountable; used with a singular verb]Let's not argue about semantics.[plural* used with a plural verb]The semantics of those terms are confusing.
se•man•tic, adj.: There is bound to be semantic confusion when translating from one language to another.
se•man•ti•cist /sɪˈmæntəsɪst/USA pronunciation  n. [countable]

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
se•man•tics  (si mantiks),USA pronunciation n. (used with a sing. v.)
  1. Linguistics
    • the study of meaning.
    • the study of linguistic development by classifying and examining changes in meaning and form.
  2. Philosophy, Linguistics, LinguisticsAlso called significs. the branch of semiotics dealing with the relations between signs and what they denote.
  3. Linguisticsthe meaning, or an interpretation of the meaning, of a word, sign, sentence, etc.:Let's not argue about semantics.
  4. LinguisticsSee general semantics. 
  • 1895–1900; see semantic, -ics
se•man•ti•cist  (si mantə sist),USA pronunciation se•man•ti•cian  (sē′man tishən),USA pronunciation n. 
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