This is distinct from denotation, which is more like the dictionary definition of a word.

这与外延不同，外延更像是单词字典定义。

They dove into 275 years' worth of research — combing through scientists' observational journals, reading historical texts, and even reaching out to the broader scientific community to see if anyone knew anything about records of abnormal worms.

他们钻研275研究资料——梳理科学家们观，阅读历史文本甚至接触更外延科学团体，询问是否有人知道关于反常虫子任何录。

A 'mode' is the particular manner which Substance, God, or nature assumes. A flower is a mode of the attribute of extension, and a poem about the same flower is a mode of the attribute of thought.

“模式”是物质、上帝或自然所采取特定方式。一朵花是外延属性一种模式，同一朵花一首诗是思想属性一种模式。