denotation

英 [ˌdiːnəʊˈteɪʃn]

美 [ˌdiːnoʊˈteɪʃn]

n.  指称; 指称之物; 指称意义; 外延

复数：denotations　

BNC.47302 / COCA.38815

牛津词典

noun

• 指称；指称之物；指称意义；外延
  the act of naming sth with a word; the actual object or idea to which the word refers

英英释义

noun

• the most direct or specific meaning of a word or expression
  1. the extension of `satellite of Mars' is the set containing only Demos and Phobos
  Synonym:referenceextension
• the act of indicating or pointing out by name
  Synonym:indication

双语例句

• It is a mode of consciousness peculiar to human being to know things by means of the denotation and predication of symbol.
  异质性指事物间不同类不可比的现象，它通过符号指谓显现出来，并成为符号意识不可回避的问题。
• An Approach to the Connotation and Denotation of Public Welfare Nature of Public Hospitals
  对公立医院公益性的内涵及外延的分析
• This paper is to approach mathematical culture from its denotation, characteristics, and applicable values, in an effort to promote its educational function.
  数学文化作为国际数学教育现代研究最为关注的一个热点，已引起我国的高度重视。
• Function Structure of Image and Its Interpretation Study& On the direct proportion between denotation and connotation of image
  形象的功能结构及其阐释学&论形象外延与内涵的正比例关系
• View Denotation and Generative Algorithm of Integrity Constraints in Deductive Databases
  演绎数据库中完整性约束视图表示和生成算法
• On the Denotation of Socialist Harmonious Society and Means of Development
  论社会主义和谐社会的内涵与路径
• Basic Connotation Denotation and Adjacent Orientation of Military Administration
  军队行政管理的基本内涵、外延及相邻定位
• The Denotation and Connotation of Chinese Diplomacy ′ s Going beyond Ideology
  中国外交超越意识形态的内涵与外延
• The formal semantics of RT-Z, based on the denotation semantics of Z and timed CSP, is a prerequisite for preciseness and mathematical rigour.
  RT-Z的语义基于Z和TimedCSP，这是它具有正确性和数学严格性的基础。
• A good dictionary will give us the connotation of a word as well as its denotation.
  一本好字典不仅要告诉我们一个字的字面意义，同时还要告诉我们该字的言外之意。