vernacular
英 [vəˈnækjələ(r)] 美 [vərˈnækjələ(r)]

n.

白话；行话；本国语；动植物的俗名

adj.

本国语的；白话的；方言的；本国的

变形

复数：vernaculars

英英释义

vernacular[ və'nækjulə ]

• n.
  • a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves)

    同义词：slangcantjargonlingoargotpatois

  • the everyday speech of the people (as distinguished from literary language)
• adj.being or characteristic of or appropriate to everyday language

  "a vernacular term"; "vernacular speakers"

  同义词：commonvulgar

双语例句

用作名词(n.)

1. In some churches, they speak Latin, but in others they use the vernacular.
   在一些教堂中，人们讲拉丁语，但在其他一些教堂中，人们使用本地话。
2. The vernaculars of these African tribes have never been written down.
   这些非洲部落的土话没能被记载下来。
3. We must master the local vernacular.
   我们必须掌握当地的方言。
4. He speaks an incomprehensible vernacular.
   他说的是一种无法听得懂的方言。

权威例句

Politics in the Vernacular
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Politics in the Vernacular
Discovering the Vernacular Landscape
Discovering the Vernacular Landscape (Book)
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Language in the Inner City: Studies in Black Vernacular English
[Book review] politics in the vernacular, nationalism, multiculturalism and citizenship
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