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denotations

/ˌdiːnoʊˈteɪʃənz/ /ˌdɛnoʊˈteɪʃənz/

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noun

含义，指称。

The act of denoting, or something (such as a symbol) that denotes

Examples :

"Dictionaries explain the different denotations of the word "cool": one for temperature and another for popularity. "

词典解释了“酷”这个词不同的含义：一种指温度，另一种指受欢迎程度。

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noun

字面意义，外延。

The primary, surface, literal, or explicit meaning of a signifier such as a word, phrase, or symbol; that which a word denotes, as contrasted with its connotation; the aggregate or set of objects of which a word may be predicated.

Examples :

"The denotations of the two expressions "the morning star" and "the evening star" are the same (i.e. both expressions denote the planet Venus), but their connotations are different."

“晨星”和“昏星”这两个词的字面意义是相同的，都指金星，但它们的内涵意义却不同。

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noun

内涵与外延, 指称

The intension and extension of a word

Examples :

"The denotations of the word "family" encompass both the immediate members and the broader extended relations. "

“家庭”这个词的指称，既包括核心的直系亲属，也包括更广泛的姻亲关系，涵盖了它的内涵与外延。

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noun

含义，指称。

Something signified or referred to; a particular meaning of a symbol

Examples :

"Dictionaries list different denotations of the word "bank," depending on whether you're talking about money or a river. "

字典会列出“bank”这个词的不同含义，因为它可以指银行（钱），也可以指河岸。

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noun

指称，外延。

Any mathematical object which describes the meanings of expressions from the languages, formalized in the theory of denotational semantics

Examples :

"In denotational semantics, different programming language expressions can have distinct denotations, such as numbers or functions, which precisely define what each expression means to the computer. "

在指称语义学中，不同的编程语言表达式可以有不同的指称对象，例如数字或函数，这些指称对象精确地定义了每个表达式对计算机的意义。

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noun

字面意义，表面含义。

(media studies) A first level of analysis: what the audience can visually see on a page. Denotation often refers to something literal, and avoids being a metaphor.

Examples :

"The photograph's denotations are simply a woman smiling, a green park, and a bright blue sky; these are the literal elements we can easily identify. "

这张照片的字面意义很简单：一个女人在微笑，一片绿色的公园，以及一片明亮的蓝天；这些都是我们可以轻易识别的、照片表面呈现的元素。

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