[C]百科全书；某科全书 a book or set of books dealing with every branch of knowledge,or with one particular branch
英英释义
Noun
a reference work (often in several volumes) containing articles on various topics (often arranged in alphabetical order) dealing with the entire range of human knowledge or with some particular specialty
组词搭配
～+介词
encyclopedia of agriculture农业百科全书
encyclopedia of modern science现代科学百科全书
例句
用作名词(n.)
We bought a multimedia encyclopedia.我们买了一套多媒体百科全书。
This encyclopedia is truly a compendium of knowledge.这部百科全书真正是知识宝库。
A dictionary explains words and an encyclopedia explains facts.词典解释词义，百科全书解释事物。
The new encyclopedia runs to several thousand pages.这部新的百料全书总共有数千页。
