the body of words used in a particular language 词汇 ■a part of such a body of words used on a particular occasion or in a particular sphere (某种场合或领域使用的)词汇 the vocabulary of law. 法律词汇。 [mass noun]the term became part of business vocabulary. 这一术语成了商业词汇的一部分。 ■the body of words known to an individual person 词汇(量) he had a wide vocabulary. 他的词汇量很大。 ■a list of difficult or unfamiliar words with an explanation of their meanings, accompanying a piece of specialist or foreign-language text 生词表,词汇表 ■a range of artistic or stylistic forms, techniques, or movements 词汇,词表(指艺术或风格形式、技巧或动作) dance companies have their own vocabularies of movement. 舞蹈团有自己的动作语言。
语源
mid 16th cent. (denoting a list of words with definitions or translations): from medieval Latin vocabularius, from Latin vocabulum (see vocable)