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单词 encyclopedia
释义
encyclopedia
noun[C]
(UKalsoencyclopaedia)
uk
/ɪnˌsaɪ.kləˈpiː.di.ə/us
/ɪnˌsaɪ.kləˈpiː.di.ə/
abookor set ofbookscontainingmanyarticlesarrangedinalphabeticalorderthatdealeither with thewholeofhumanknowledgeor with aparticularpartof it, or asimilarset ofarticleson theinternet:
百科全书；（某一学科的）专科全书，大全
The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Language剑桥语言百科全书
Thelibrarywasfullofdictionaries, encyclopaedias,poetry, andplays.
Related words
encyclopedic
encyclopedically
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(Definition ofencyclopediafrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)
encyclopedia
noun[C]
(alsoencyclopaedia)
uk
/ɪnˌsaɪ.kləˈpiː.di.ə/us
/ɪnˌsaɪ.kləˈpiː.di.ə/
abookor set ofbookscontainingmanyarticlesarrangedinalphabeticalorderthatdealeither with thewholeofhumanknowledgeor with aparticularpartof it, or asimilarset ofarticleson the internet
百科全书；（某一学科的）专科全书，大全
The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Language剑桥语言百科全书

encyclopedia| American Dictionary

encyclopedia
noun[C]
(alsoencyclopaedia)
us
/ɪnˌsɑɪ·kləˈpi·di·ə/
alargecollectionofinformationabout one or manysubjects, oftenarrangedalphabeticallyinarticlesin abookor set ofbooks, oravailablethrough acomputer
(Definition ofencyclopediafrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofencyclopedia

encyclopedia
A special subgroup, possibly the most important for the study of science and philosophy, are the tri-partite encyclopedias.
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He shone in conferences because he had a fantastic memory for facts about theatre - he was an unindexedencyclopediaof world theatre.
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The most common results, then, are books that are something like dictionaries, something like encyclopedias and, often, something like cabinets of curiosities.
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Theoretical diversity also matches the substantive diversity of contemporary western politics, which is (despite the editors stated contrary intention) the primary focus of thisencyclopedia.
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Ourencyclopediais already delivered via online services, videodisc.
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The essays had already been superseded by specialist treatises and by much bigger encyclopedias.
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Never mind these uppity modern digraphs: words likeencyclopedia, anaemia etc rejoiced in proper diphthongs during my formative years.
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Rather, encyclopedias became reflexive; they described themselves as the science of science - which presupposed that science existed independently of encyclopedias.
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Having noted some positive points, let me now turn to some problematic aspects of thisencyclopedia.
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Teachers of family history will also find thisencyclopediaa useful way to keep abreast of scholarship from the 1990s.
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It takes time and effort to discover that there is no information since, being anencyclopedia, there is no index.
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The format of thisencyclopediaseems to be geared for web-based access to information.
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This is shown as much in dictionary andencyclopediaarticles as it is in essays and books.
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I knew that, even if my tenure committee accepted the legitimacy of "public philosophy," they would not considerencyclopediaentries significant research.
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A profusion of encyclopedias and collectanea was produced to satisfy this thirst for broad learning.
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