nomenclature

nomenclature
[nə(ʊ)ˈmɛŋklətʃə, ˈnəʊmənˌkleɪtʃə]
noun
  1. [mass noun]the devising or choosing of names for things, especially in a science or other discipline
    (尤指自然科学或其他学科中的)命名法
    ■the body or system of such names in a particular field
    术语
    ■(formal)the term or terms applied to someone or something
    (正式)称谓;名称
    ‘Customers’ was preferred to the original nomenclature ‘passengers’.
    相对于最初的“旅客”这种称谓来说,用“顾客”一词更好。
派生
nomenclatural
[-ˈklatʃ(ə)r(ə)l, -kləˈtʃʊər(ə)l]
adjective
语源
  1. early 17th cent.: from French, from Latin nomenclatura, from nomen 'name' + clatura 'calling, summoning' (from calare 'to call')
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