hyponym

美 [ˈhaɪpəˌnɪm]
英 [ˈhaɪpəʊnɪm]
  • n.下义词
  • 网络下位词;下位概念;下位关系
复数:hyponyms  
hyponym
n.
1.
下义词,下位词(如 dog 和 cat 是 animal 的下义词)a word with a particular meaning that is included in the meaning of a more general word, for example ‘dog’ and ‘cat’ arehyponyms of ‘animal’