sublist

sublist — noun

1. A shorter list created by selecting only certain entries from a main or complete

1.名詞B2
釋義

A shorter list created by selecting only certain entries from a main or complete list.

例句

Tanvi copied the ingredients she needed onto a separate sublist.

The conference programme had a sublist of sessions for beginners only.

collocation: sublist of + noun phrase

同義詞
  • subset

    more general; often used in mathematics or for groups without a particular order

  • subcategory

    used when items are separated by type, class, or theme rather than by position

反義詞
  • master list

    the original full list from which a sublist is taken

用法筆記

Common in computing, project management, and data organization contexts where a main list needs to be broken into focused sub-groups.

常見錯誤

❌This is a sublist of the entire set of numbers.
✅This is a subset of the entire set of numbers.
💡a 'subset' describes items from a mathematical set, while a 'sublist' is a shorter ordered list taken from a longer one.