word、vocabulary、language、term与lexicon这些名词均有“文字、词、语言”之意。
word : 普通用词,指语言的最小单位的单词、字,也可指话、整句话或一段话。
- Your essay should be no more than two thousand words long.
你的论文不应超过2000词。 - Some words are more difficult to spell than others.
有些词比其他的词难拼写。
vocabulary : 集合名词,指词汇、语汇或词汇量。
- a wide/limited vocabulary
词汇量很大/有限 - By the age of two a child will have a vocabulary of about two hundred words.
孩子到两岁时掌握的词汇大约有两百个。
language : 普通用词,指国家、民族或种族内部使用,已经系统化的语言。
- She does research into how children acquire language.
她研究儿童是如何习得语言的。 - Do you speak any foreign languages?"
你会说外语吗?
term : 指有特定意义的词,词语或术语。
- "Without let or hindrance" is a legal term that means "freely".
“毫无阻碍地”是法律用语,意思为“自由地”。
lexicon : 指某种语言、某人或某一知识领域的全部词汇。
- the lexicon of finance and economics
财经词汇