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hapax legomenon

/ˈhæpæks lɪˈɡɒmɪnɒn/

翻译: 语言学和文本学中的术语,指在某一特定语料库、作品集或作者全部作品中仅出现一次的词或短语。

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/ˈhæpæks lɪˈɡɒmɪnɒn/C2formaltechnical
  • zh语言学和文本学中的术语,指在某一特定语料库、作品集或作者全部作品中仅出现一次的词或短语。

A term used in linguistics and textual criticism referring to a word or phrase that appears only once within a given body of text, corpus, or an author's entire work.

  1. Unique word occurrenceC2formal

    A word or phrase that appears only once within a given body of text, such as in the works of a particular author or in a specific corpus.

    zh孤例词

    • The word 'honorificabilitudinitatibus' is a famous hapax legomenon from Shakespeare's works.
    • Scholars often debate the meaning of a hapax legomenon due to the lack of context.
    • Identifying a hapax legomenon can help in dating or authenticating ancient manuscripts.