字典的英文为dictionary，其复数形式是变y为i再加es，即dictionaries。dictionary作为名词，是可数名词，中文含义除了“字典”之外，还有“辞书”、“专业术语大全”、“专业词典”、“电子词典”等意思。
dictionary的基本意思及用法介绍
dictionary作为可数名词，意为词典;字典;辞书;专业术语大全;专业词典;电子词典，复数为dictionaries。例句有：
1、This dictionary is also available in electronic form.
这部词典也有电子版本的。
2、It seems only reasonable to ask students to buy a dictionary.
要学生买一本词典，好像也没什么不合情理。
3、A good dictionary is indispensable for learning a foreign language.
一本好词典是学习外语必备的。
4、Definitions in this dictionary are printed in roman type.
这本词典里的释义是用罗马体印刷的。
5、The example sentences in this dictionary are printed in italic type.
本词典中的例句都是用斜体排印的。
6、The electronic dictionary included some animations.
电子词典中有一些动画片。
7、This dictionary gives phonetic transcriptions of all headwords.
本词典所有词目都注出了音标。
8、The translations were carried out with the assistance of a medical dictionary.
这些翻译是借助一本医学词典完成的。
9、If we got a spelling wrong we were forced to get a dictionary out.
如果我们拼错了一个字，就会被要求去查字典。
10、This dictionary does not cover the whole of the French vocabulary.
这本词典没有包括全部法语词汇。
