[N-COUNT 可数名词](通常指书中的)概要,纲要 A compendium is a short but detailed collection of information, usually in a book.
The Roman Catholic Church has issued a compendium of its teachings.
天主教会已经颁布了其教义纲要。
Oxford
com·pen·dium/kəmˈpendiəm; NAmEkəmˈpendiəm/noun(pluralcom·pen·dia/kəmˈpendiə; NAmEkəmˈpendiə/orcom·pen·diums)a collection of facts, drawings and photographs on a particular subject, especially in a book (尤指书中某题材事实、图画及照片的)汇编,概要compendiumcompendiumscompendiacom·pen·dium/kəmˈpendiəm; NAmEkəmˈpendiəm/com·pen·dia/kəmˈpendiə; NAmEkəmˈpendiə/
LDC
compendiumcom‧pen‧di‧um /kəmˈpendiəm/ noun (plural compendiums or compendia /-diə/) [countable]
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1 formal a book that contains a complete collection of facts, drawings etc on a particular subject: a cricketing compendium2British English a set of different board games in a box
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