hyponymy 是不可数名词,通常用作单数,没有复数形式。它常与介词 "between" 或 "of" 连用,例如 "hyponymy between 'dog' and 'animal'" 或 "the hyponymy of 'dog' to 'animal'"。作主语时谓语动词用单数。常见的句型是 "X is a hyponym of Y",但 hyponymy 本身不用于此句型,而是说 "X and Y are in a hyponymic relation"。易错点:不要将 hyponymy 与 hyponym 混淆,前者是关系,后者是具体词。另外,hyponymy 是不可数名词,但有时可用 "a hyponymy" 表示一种关系,不过这种用法较少见。
The hyponymy between 'cat' and 'animal' is a classic example of lexical semantics.'猫'和'动物'之间的上下义关系是词汇语义学的经典例子。
In WordNet, hyponymy is used to organize nouns into a hierarchical structure.在WordNet中,上下义关系用于将名词组织成层级结构。
Understanding hyponymy helps language learners grasp the relationships between words.理解上下义关系有助于语言学习者掌握词汇之间的关系。
The linguist explained that hyponymy is transitive: if A is a hyponym of B, and B is a hyponym of C, then A is a hyponym of C.语言学家解释说,上下义关系具有传递性:如果A是B的下义词,B是C的下义词,那么A也是C的下义词。
In knowledge representation, hyponymy is often represented by 'is-a' links in an ontology.在知识表示中,上下义关系通常通过本体论中的'is-a'链接来表示。
The paper examines hyponymy in medical terminology, revealing how diseases are classified under broader categories.该论文考察了医学术语中的上下义关系,揭示了疾病如何归类于更广泛的类别之下。