名詞 compendium:

1. a publication containing a variety of works
   同義詞：collection
2. a concise but comprehensive summary of a larger work

1. Instructions for using the tool can be found in the compendium.
   在手冊中可以找到這個工具的使用說明。
2. The book is a compendium of their poetry, religion and philosophy.
   這本書是他們詩歌、宗教和哲學(xué)的概略。

com.pen.di.um

n.（名詞）
【復(fù)數(shù)】 com.pen.di.ums 或 com.pen.di.a [-dô-…]
A short, complete summary; an abstract.
概要；簡編：短且完全的概要；摘要
A list or collection of various items.
目錄：各種項目的列表或集合

來源：
Latin [a shortening]
拉丁語 [縮短]
from compendere [to weigh together]
源自 compendere [在一起權(quán)衡]
com- [com-]
com- [表示.和，與.等意思的前綴]
pendere [to weigh] * see (s)pen-
pendere [權(quán)衡] *參見 (s)pen-