X is a hyponym of Y
Dog is a hyponym of animal.
狗是动物的下位词。
[医]难判名
hyponyms — plural of hyponym
更具体的术语；下属分类词或短语；描述更一般类别的词的子类术语；难判名
a word that is more specific than a given word
更具体的术语；下属分类词或短语；描述更一般类别的词的子类术语
A more specific term; a subordinate grouping word or phrase; a term designating a subclass of another more general class described by the given word.
A 'cat' is a hyponym of 'animal'.
'猫'是'动物'的下位词。
用法提示：名词，表示更具体的词。
Linguists often study hyponyms to understand semantic hierarchies.
语言学家经常研究下位词以理解语义层级。
用法提示：复数形式，指一类更具体的词。
Can you give me a hyponym for the word 'furniture'?
你能给我一个'家具'的下位词吗？
用法提示：名词，用于询问具体例子。
Dog is a hyponym of animal.
狗是动物的下位词。
The hyponym of 'furniture' is 'chair'.
“家具”的下位词是“椅子”。
'Rose' is a hyponym for 'flower'.
“玫瑰”是“花”的下位词。
意义相反：hyponym 是下义词，表示更具体的词；hypernym 是上义词，表示更宽泛的词。
发音相似但意义完全不同：hyponym 指上下义关系中的下义词，homonym 指发音相同但意义不同的词。
关系类型不同：hyponym 是上下义关系，synonym 是同义关系。
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