a list of technical or special words, especially those in a particular text, explaining their meanings 术语汇编;词汇表 a glossary of financial terms 金融术语词汇表 She has compiled a glossary of horse-riding terms. 她汇编了一份骑马术语表。 The book includes a useful glossary of the technical terms used. 这本书包括一个有用的术语表。
Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin glossarium, from glossa ‘explanation of a difficult word’, from Greek glōssa ‘word needing explanation, language, tongue’.