n.

指示；意义；符号

denotation

Noun

the act of indicating or pointing out by name

the most direct or specific meaning of a word or expression; the class of objects that an expression refers to;

"the extension of `satellite of Mars' is the set containing only Demos and Phobos"

denotation例句

用作名词(n.)

A good dictionary will give us the connotation of a word as well as its denotation.
一本好字典不仅要告诉我们一个字的字面意义,同时还要告诉我们该字的言外之意。

denotation近义词

meaning import sense signification significance substance proof intention extension reference indication