
idiom
美['ɪdiəm] 英['ɪdiəm]
n. 成语;惯用语;方言;风格;特色
详细释义
n.(名词)- 成语,惯用语,习语
- 风格,特色
- 方言,土话,土语
- 语言的习惯用法
- 语言的特性
- 惯用语法
- 表现方法
双解释义
n.(名词)- [C]习语,成语 a group of words with a special meaning
- [U](在语言等方面所表现的)风格,特色 use of language peculiar to a period or an individual
英英释义
Noun- a manner of speaking that is natural to native speakers of a language
- the usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people;
"the immigrants spoke an odd dialect of English" "he has a strong German accent" "it has been said that a language is a dialect with an army and navy"
- the style of a particular artist or school or movement;
"an imaginative orchestral idiom"
- an expression whose meanings cannot be inferred from the meanings of the words that make it up
例句
用作名词(n.)- This idiom cannot be translated literally.这个成语无法照字面翻译。
- From that story comes the idiom "Draw a snake and add feet to it".“画蛇添足”这个成语就是从这个故事来的。
- "Let the cat out of the bag" is an idiom meaning to tell a secret by mistake.“让猫从袋子里跑出来”是惯用语,意思是无意中泄露秘密。
- He spoke in the idiom of the New England countryside.他讲新英格兰乡下的方言。
- I like the idiom of modern popular music.我喜欢现代流行音乐的风格。
- It was an old building in the local idiom.这是一座具有当地特色的古建筑。