colloquial

英 [kə'ləʊkwɪəl] 美 [kə'lokwɪəl]
  • adj. 白话的;通俗的;口语体的

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怎么记“loqu-词根:说”——“loqu”音似“唠嗑”。

中文词源


colloquial 口语的

col-, 强调。-loq, 说话,词源同locution, loquacious.

英文词源


colloquial
colloquial: see ventriloquist
colloquial (adj.)
"spoken," 1751, from colloquy "a conversation" + -al (1). Related: Colloquially.

双语例句


1. It's hard to understand the colloquial idioms of a foreign language.
外语里的口头习语很难懂.

来自《简明英汉词典》

2. They have little acquaintance with colloquial English.
他们对英语会话几乎一窍不通.

来自《简明英汉词典》

3. " Movie " is a colloquial word for " moving picture " .
movie是moving picture 的口语体.

来自《简明英汉词典》

4. His stumbling attempts at colloquial Russian amused her.
他结结巴巴地学说俄语,把她逗乐了。

来自辞典例句

5. These words sound too literary to give them colloquial currency.
这些词文绉绉的,不能作为口语使用.

来自辞典例句

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