collocation
collocation
noun
[mass noun]
noun
[mass noun]
- (Linguistics)the habitual juxtaposition of a particular word with another word or words with a frequency greater than chance
(语言学)（词的习惯）搭配，组合
the words have a similar range of collocation.
这些词的搭配范围相似。
■[count noun]a pair or group of words that are juxtaposed in such a way
（搭配而成的）词组
‘strong tea’ and ‘heavy drinker’ are typical English collocations.
strong tea 和heavy drinker 是有代表性的英语搭配词组。 - the action of placing things side by side or in position
并置，并列；就位
the collocation of the two pieces.
两件物品的并列放置。
- late Middle English: from Latin collocatio(n-), from collocare 'place together' (see collocate)
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