lemma
noun /ˈlemə/
/ˈlemə/
(plural lemmas, lemmata
/ˈlemətə/
/ˈlemətə/
)- (specialist) a statement that is assumed to be true in order to test the truth of another statement
引理;辅助定理 - (linguistics
) the basic form of a word, for example the singular form of a noun or the infinitive form of a verb, as it is shown at the beginning of a dictionary entry语言学 词根,词元(词的基本形式,如名词单数或动词的不定式形式)
词源late 16th cent.: via Latin from Greek lēmma ‘something assumed’; related to lambanein ‘take’.