hypernym
noun /ˈhaɪpənɪm/
/ˈhaɪpərnɪm/
(also superordinate)
(linguistics- a word with a general meaning that includes the meanings of other particular words, for example ‘fruit’ is the hypernym of ‘apple’, ‘orange’, etc.
compare hyponym上位词:具有一般含义的单词,包括其他特定单词的含义,例如“水果”是“苹果”,“橙色”等的上位词。 词源1970s: from hyper- ‘beyond’ + -onym.