encyclopedic
UK/ɪnˌsaɪkləˈpi:dɪk/US/en,saiklәu'pi:dik/
GREC2
Definitions
adj.
Covering a very wide range of subjects; (of knowledge or memory) comprehensive and detailed.
百科全书式的；（知识、记忆）渊博而详尽的。
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedencyclopediato put into, to cause
+
-iccircle, ring, around
=encyclopedic
encyclopedia + -ic = 'like an encyclopedia': covering everything. Most often it praises someone's vast, all-round knowledge, as in an encyclopedic memory.
Common Collocations
- 1.encyclopedic knowledge渊博的知识
- 2.encyclopedic memory百科全书般的记忆
Example Sentences
- 1.
She has an encyclopedic knowledge of classical music.
- 2.
His memory of old films is almost encyclopedic.