vocabularyとは意味・読み方・使い方

発音

• (Received 発音) IPA^(key): /vəʊˈkabjʊləɹɪ/, /vəˈkabjʊləɹɪ/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /voʊˈkæbjəlɛɹi/, /vəˈkæbjəlɛɹi/
• ハイフネーション: vo‧cab‧u‧lary

名詞

vocabulary (countable かつ uncountable, 複数形 vocabularies)

1. A usually alphabetized and explained collection of words e.g. of a particular field, or prepared for a specific purpose, often for learning.
2. The collection of words a person knows and uses.

   My Russian vocabulary is very limited.

3. The stock of words used in a particular field.

   The vocabulary of social sciences is often incomprehensible to ordinary people.

4. The words of a language collectively; lexis.

   The vocabulary of any language is influenced by contacts with other cultures.

   • 2018, Clarence Green; James Lambert, “Advancing disciplinary literacy through English for academic purposes: Discipline-specific wordlists, collocations and word families for eight secondary subjects”, in Journal of English for Academic Purposes, volume 35, DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jeap.2018.07.004, page 106:

     Vocabulary provides a foundation from which grammar, phonology, and morphology emerge, and in a subject area it provides access to conceptual knowledge. Vocabulary selection for pedagogical purposes is therefore crucial.

5. (by extension) A range of artistic or stylistic forms or techniques.

同意語

• clavis
• glossary
• idioticon
• word-stock

等位語

• dictionary
• lexicon
• wordhoard

派生語

• defining vocabulary
• controlled vocabulary
• extended vocabulary

関連する語

• vocable
• vocal