terminology

terminology — noun

1. the complete set of specialized words that people in a given profession, researc

1.名詞B2
釋義

the complete set of specialized words that people in a given profession, research area, or field of practice use among themselves.

例句

Élise struggled with the medical terminology in her father's test results before taking him to the appointment.

field + terminology: medical terminology in patient documents

The legal terminology in the contract was too complex for the tenants to follow.

collocation: complex terminology

同義詞
  • nomenclature

    more formal; suggests an official, standardized naming system (e.g. in biology or chemistry)

  • jargon

    more informal; can imply language that is unnecessarily hard for outsiders to understand

  • vocabulary

    broader; can refer to all words a person knows, not just technical terms of a field

文法句型

the terminology + of + [field]

[field] terminology

用法筆記

Terminology is uncountable — do not use a plural form (❌ terminologies) when referring to the terms of one field. To talk about the terms of different fields together, use 'the terminologies of different fields' only in formal academic writing; for everyday use, rephrase with 'the terminology used in each field.'

常見錯誤

❌I need to learn the terminologies of computer science.
✅I need to learn the terminology of computer science.
💡Terminology is uncountable in this meaning and does not take a plural form.
❌This is a difficult terminology to understand.
✅This is a difficult term to understand.
💡Terminology refers to the whole set of words, not a single word or expression.