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canonical

UK/kә'nɔnikәl/US
GREB2

Definitions

adj.

Conforming to established rules or standards; authoritative or standard in a particular field.

权威的,标准的;符合教规的

n.

The formal robes worn by a priest.

教士礼服

Root Breakdown

Native English
canonother
+
icrelating to, having the nature of
+
alrelating to, having the nature of
=canonical

Common Collocations

  • 1.canonical text标准文本
  • 2.canonical form标准形式
  • 3.canonical author标准作者

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    These texts are considered the canonical works of ancient philosophy.

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