表ひょう現げん語ご彙い

noun

active vocabulary; expressive vocabulary

Linguistics term for words a person can actively produce in speech or writing, as opposed to words they only understand (理解語彙).

See also: 理解語彙

• 第だい二に言げん語ごの学がく習しゅうでは、理り解かい語ご彙いより表ひょう現げん語ご彙いの方ほうが少すくなくなりがちだ。

  In second-language learning, active vocabulary tends to be smaller than passive vocabulary.