alphabet

• 按固定顺序排列的一套字母或符号，用于表示语言的基本语音；也可指识字或读写的基础知识。

A noun referring to a set of letters or symbols arranged in a fixed order used to represent the basic sounds of a language.

1. A1formal

   A set of letters or symbols arranged in a fixed order, used to represent the basic sounds of a language.

   字母表

   • The English alphabet has 26 letters.
   • Children learn the alphabet in kindergarten.
   • She recited the alphabet from A to Z.

   同义词abc

2. Basic elementsC1formal

   The fundamental components or principles of a system.

   基本要素

   • These are the alphabets of computer programming.
   • He mastered the alphabet of financial markets quickly.
   • The basics are the alphabet of any new skill.