| 单词 | denotation |
| 释义 | denotation /dee'noh tay"sheuhn/, n. 1. the explicit or direct meaning or set of meanings of a word or expression, as distinguished from the ideas or meanings associated with it or suggested by it; the association or set of associations that a word usually elicits for most speakers of a language, as distinguished from those elicited for any individual speaker because of personal experience. Cf. connotation. 2. a word that names or signifies something specific: "Wind" is the denotation for air in natural motion. "Poodle" is the denotation for a certain breed of dog. 3. the act or fact of denoting; indication. 4. something that denotes; mark; symbol. 5. Logic. a. the class of particulars to which a term is applicable. b. that which is represented by a sign. [1525-35; < L denotation- (s. of denotatio) a marking out, equiv. to denotat(us) (ptp. of denotare; see DENOTE) + -ion- -ION] |
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