N-COUNT (一种语言的)全部字母,字母表 An alphabet is a set of letters usually presented in a fixed order which is used for writing the words of a particular language or group of languages.
The modern Russian alphabet has 31 letters... 现代俄语字母表有31个字母。
By two and a half he knew the alphabet. 两岁半时他已认识全部字母。
〔辨析〕为 alphabet 的日常用语;也可引申指某学科的入门或基础知识,常用于 the ABC of sth 结构。
〔例证〕
Her daughter started to learn her ABC when she was three years old. 她女儿3岁就开始学习英语字母了。 This book explains the ABC's of science. 这本书是科学的入门读物。 I began to learn the ABC's of music. 我已开始学习基本乐理知识。