be a superordinate of sth
用来说明一个较宽泛的词项涵盖另一个较具体的词项。
'Flower' is a superordinate of 'rose'.
“flower”（花）是“rose”（玫瑰）的上位词。
上位词；上位概念；上级
superordinates — plural of superordinate
上位概念
That which is superordinate.
In this diagram, 'vehicle' is a superordinate that includes cars, buses, and trucks.
在这张图表中，“vehicle”是一个包含汽车、公交车和卡车等概念的上位词。
用法提示：superordinate 作可数名词，指层级中更上位的类别或概念。
Learning superordinates first can help you organize new vocabulary more logically.
先学习上位词有助于你更有条理地组织新词汇。
用法提示：superordinates 是 superordinate 的复数形式，作名词，表示多个上位词。
As a superordinate in the department, she reviews all the reports before they are sent out.
作为部门的上级，她会在所有报告发送出去之前进行审核。
用法提示：superordinate 作名词，表示职位或层级中的上级。
用来说明一个较宽泛的词项涵盖另一个较具体的词项。
'Flower' is a superordinate of 'rose'.
“flower”（花）是“rose”（玫瑰）的上位词。
用于表达某个词项所对应的上位词。
'Rose' has 'flower' as its superordinate.
“rose”（玫瑰）以“flower”（花）作为其上位词。
常用于语义学中讨论词项配对时的上下位关系。
'Flower' is the superordinate in the pair 'flower/rose'.
“flower”（花）是“flower/rose”这一对词中的上位词。
grammar · medium
易错句子Superordinate is a broader term.
正确表达A superordinate is a broader term.
英语可数名词单数作主语时通常需要限定词；superordinate 表示“上位词”时是可数名词，泛指一类概念要用不定冠词 a。汉语没有冠词，容易漏掉。
grammar · medium
易错句子We listed three superordinate in the chart.
正确表达We listed three superordinates in the chart.
superordinate 是可数名词，前面有数词 three 时要用复数形式 superordinates。汉语名词通常不通过词尾变化表示复数，学习者容易漏掉 -s。
grammar · medium
易错句子Dog is a superordinate of animal.
正确表达Animal is a superordinate of dog.
superordinate 指范围更广的上位词；dog 是 animal 的下位词，animal 才是 dog 的上位词。这里把上下位关系说反了。
hypernym 专指词汇语义关系中的“上位词”；superordinate 泛指上位概念或更高层级的事物，语义范围更宽，只在词汇关系语境下二者才接近。
subordinate 与 superordinate 方向相反，指下位概念、从属项或“从属的、次要的”；表示上位概念时不能用 subordinate。
hyponym 是词汇语义中的“下位词”，与 hypernym 相对；superordinate 指上位概念，二者方向相反，不要因同属语义关系术语而混用。
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