语言学category名词解释（语言学专业术语中英对照表）

category:

n. 种类，分类；[数] 范畴

This novel falls into the category of reasoning.

这本小说属于推理类小说。

The strings are a category of musical instruments.
    弦乐器是乐器的一种。

There are different categories of books in a library.
  图书馆里有各种不同种类的书籍。

Time, place, quantity and quality are categories.
    时、空、质、量都是范畴。

category意思是种类