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
同义词:encyclopedia, cyclopedia, cyclopaedia
encyclopaedia例句
A good encyclopaedia is a mine of information.
一部好的百科全书是一座知识宝库。
I have a set of encyclopaedia of music.
我有一套音乐百科全书。
The boy likes to read the children's encyclopaedia.