英语学习词典中动物类词目词释义的改进

On the Improvement of the Definitions of Animal Headwords in English Learner's Dictionaries

本文分析了现有英语学习词典对动物类词目词释义的不足,提出了构建释义模块的设想和具体步骤。在此基础上,设计了一个动物类词目词的释义模块,并运用该模块编写了两个释义样本。最后,总结了运用释义模块进行释义的优点,并提出进一步研究的方向。

The paper discusses the demerits of the existing English learner＇s dictionaries in defining animal headwords in a lexical set, and proposes ways to improve it by means of definition templates. A template for animal headwords has been constructed; two model entries have been written according to it. Finally, the paper elaborates the advantages of using defining templates and further researches on them.