c. 1600, "a dictionary," from Middle French lexicon or directly from Modern Latin lexicon, from Greek lexikon (biblion) "word (book)," from neuter of lexikos "pertaining to words," from lexis "word," from legein "say" (see lecture (n.)).
Used originally of dictionaries of Greek, Syriac, Hebrew and Arabic, because these typically were in Latin and in Modern Latin lexicon, not dictionarius, was the preferred word. The modern sense of "vocabulary proper to some sphere of activity" (1640s) is a figurative extension.
双语例句
1. the lexicon of finance and economics
财经词汇
来自《权威词典》
2. Chocolate equals sin in most people's lexicon.
巧克力在大多数人的字典里等同于罪恶。
来自辞典例句
3. Again according to the Lexicon, Bill was born in 1970.
同样根据百科全书, 比尔生于1970年.
来自互联网
4. Silent earthquakes are only just beginning to enter the public lexicon.
无声地震才刚开始要成为众所周知的语汇.
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5. Some fades quickly, but some becomes a part of the national lexicon.