terminology

terminology — 名詞

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

1.名詞B2
釋義

術語

專業領域用語

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.

Élise 在帶父親去門診前，為了看懂檢驗報告上的醫學術語而傷透腦筋。

field + terminology: medical terminology in patient documents

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

合約裡的法律術語太複雜，房客們根本搞不清楚。

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.