lexical
UK/'leksikl/US
GREC1
Definitions
adj.
Relating to the words or vocabulary of a language, as opposed to its grammar or sounds.
词汇的，词语的（相对于语法或语音而言）。
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedlex (word) + -ical (relating to) = 'relating to words.' A linguistics term meaning 'at the level of individual words,' contrasted with grammatical or phonetic. 'Lexical meaning' is a word's own dictionary sense; a 'lexical gap' is a word a language lacks.
Root lex still carries 3 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.lexical item词项
- 2.lexical meaning词汇意义
- 3.lexical gap词汇空缺
- 4.lexical database词汇数据库
Example Sentences
- 1.
The two languages share a lot of lexical similarities.
- 2.
Children expand their lexical knowledge quickly in early years.
- 3.
There is a lexical gap in English for that precise feeling.