The second version of macdict.
for Objective-C executable file:
make -f Makefile2 m
macdict2 [-h] [-l] [-d <dictionary name>]... [-i <dictionary indexes>]... [word]...
Show help information and exit.
Show a list of names of all available dictionaries with indexes.
dictionary is the name of the dictionary.
If dictionary is all, then macdict2 will search all available dictionaries and show all the definitions of the word or phrase.
If no dictionary is specified, macdict2 will search all available dictionaries and show the first definition found.
index is indexes of the dictionary delimited with commas ,. If indexes contain 0 then all available dictionaries are selected.
This option is only recommended for a temporary use.
e.g.
$ macdict2 Quod Erat Demonstrandum
Definitions of <Quod Erat Demonstrandum>
quod erat demonstrandum |kwɒd ˌɛrat dɛmənˈstrandʊm | (abbrev.: QED) ▶exclamation used to convey that a fact or situation demonstrates the truth of one's theory or claim, especially to mark the conclusion of a formal proof. ORIGIN Latin, literally ‘which was to be demonstrated’.
$ macdict -d all Quod Erat Demonstrandum
Definitions of <Quod> in {Prisma woordenboek Nederlands}
quod |kwot| < Latijnvoornaamwoordwat, hetgeen~ erat demonstrandumhetgeen bewezen moest worden~ nonwat niet het geval is: als ik een nieuwe baan zou willen - ~ non - dan zou het iets in het onderwijs zijn~ licetwat toegestaan, geoorloofd is
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Definitions of <Quod Erat Demonstrandum> in {スーパー大辞林}
Q.E.D.〖ラテン quod erat demonstrandum 〗「（このように）証明されるべきであったところの」の意。また，数学や物理で，「よって証明された」の意。
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Definitions of <Quod Erat Demonstrandum> in {Oxford Dictionary of English}
quod erat demonstrandum |kwɒd ˌɛrat dɛmənˈstrandʊm | (abbrev.: QED) ▶exclamation used to convey that a fact or situation demonstrates the truth of one's theory or claim, especially to mark the conclusion of a formal proof. ORIGIN Latin, literally ‘which was to be demonstrated’.
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Definitions of <Quod Erat Demonstrandum> in {New Oxford American Dictionary}
quod erat demonstrandum |kwäd ˈerət ˌdemənˈsträndəm | (abbr.: QED) ▶noun used to convey that a fact or situation demonstrates the truth of one's theory or claim, esp. to mark the conclusion of a formal proof. ORIGIN Latin, literally ‘which was to be demonstrated.’
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Definitions of <Quod Erat Demonstrandum> in {New Ace English-Korean Dictionary and New Ace Korean-English Dictionary}
quod erat demonstrandum |kwɔ̀ːd érɑːt dèmənstrǽndəm, dèimɔːnstrɑ́ːndum|｛라틴어｝그 일은 증명되었어야 마땅했다.약어 Q.E.D.
macdict -d 'New Oxford American Dictionary' Quod Erat Demonstrandum
Definitions of <Quod Erat Demonstrandum> in {New Oxford American Dictionary}
quod erat demonstrandum |kwäd ˈerət ˌdemənˈsträndəm | (abbr.: QED) ▶noun used to convey that a fact or situation demonstrates the truth of one's theory or claim, esp. to mark the conclusion of a formal proof. ORIGIN Latin, literally ‘which was to be demonstrated.’
macdict -l
[1] Prisma woordenboek Nederlands
[2] スーパー大辞林
[3] Oxford Dictionary of English
[4] New Ace Korean Language Dictionary
[5] Oxford American Writer's Thesaurus
[6] New Oxford American Dictionary
[7] Multidictionnaire de la langue française
[8] New Ace English-Korean Dictionary and New Ace Korean-English Dictionary
[9] Diccionario General de la Lengua Española Vox
[10] ウィズダム英和辞典 / ウィズダム和英辞典
[11] 維基百科
[12] Oxford Thesaurus of English
[13] Oxford Chinese Dictionary
[14] Dizionario italiano da un affiliato di Oxford University Press
[15] Apple 辭典
A commandline tool for Mac OS X to look up words in the builtin/user dictionaries.
Supports: OS X v10.5 and later
for C executable file:
make c
for Objective-C executable file:
make m
for Python executable file:
make py
for Shell executable file:
make sh
macdict <words>
e.g.
$ macdict Mac OS X
Definitions of <Mac OS X>
mac os
Mac OS
{Macintosh Operating System}
$ macdict 负增长
Definitions of <负增长>
负增长 fùzēngzhǎng 名词 negative growth 人口出现负增长。 The population appears to be in decline.