vocabulary/və'kæbjʊlərɪ $ -lerɪ/

n.

➊ all the words that sb knows or uses or all the words in a language

➋ a list of words with their meanings, esp. at the back of a book for learning a foreign language

n. 〖复-ries/-rɪz/〗 [C; U]

➊ 词汇量；词汇：Reading is a good way to increase your vocabulary. 阅读是扩大词汇量的好方法。

◇[a vocabulary of ...] These stories are written for students with a vocabulary of about 3,000 words. 这些故事是写给词汇量约为3,000的学生看的。

◇English has a very large vocabulary. 英语的词汇量非常大。

◇a vocabulary test 词汇测试

➋ 词汇表：There's a vocabulary at the back of the book. 书后附有词汇表。

构词voca(=voice) + bul + -ary

同根 advocate

音组-ary/-ərɪ $ -erɪ/

dictionary; literary; necessary; ordinary; vocabulary

常犯错误

✗ The text has lots of new vocabularies.

✓ The text has lots of new words. 这篇课文有大量生词。