idiom
英 [ˈɪdiəm] 美 [ˈɪdiəm]

n.

习语，成语；方言，土语；（语言）风格；惯用语法

变形

复数：idioms

双语释义

n.(名词)

1. [C]习语,成语 a group of words with a special meaning
2. [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

idiom[ 'idiəm ]

• n.
  • a manner of speaking that is natural to native speakers of a language

    同义词：parlance

  • the usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people

    同义词：dialectaccent

  • the style of a particular artist or school or movement

    "an imaginative orchestral idiom"

    同义词：artistic style

  • an expression whose meanings cannot be inferred from the meanings of the words that make it up

    同义词：idiomatic expressionphrasal idiomset phrasephrase

同近义词辨析

speech, laguage, tongue, slang, dialect, idiom

这组词都有“语言”的意思，其区别是：

speech特指人的口语，也指正式的讲话。

laguage普通用词，含义广。指人的语言或文字，或动物的语言。既可指口头或书面语言，也可指手势语等。

tongue书面用词，指人的语言，亦指人的母语。

slang指俚语。

dialect指一种语言中，某一地方所特有的语言形式，即方言。

idiom指一种语言中一般由几个词结合成短语或句子的特殊表达方式，即惯用语、成语。也指方言。

双语例句

用作名词(n.)

1. This idiom cannot be translated literally.
   这个成语无法照字面翻译。
2. 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。
3. "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。
4. He spoke in the idiom of the New England countryside.
   他讲新英格兰乡下的方言。
5. I like the idiom of modern popular music.
   我喜欢现代流行音乐的风格。
6. It was an old building in the local idiom.
   这是一座具有当地特色的古建筑。

权威例句

Idiom structure in English
Idiom structure in English /
The idiom of co-operation
Metaphor in Idiom Comprehension ☆
The idiom principle and the open choice principle
Frontmatter : Idiom Structure in English
Intertextuality: The new critical idiom
How to kick the bucket and not decompose: Analyzability and idiom processing.
Grasping Ideas with the Motor System: Semantic Somatotopy in Idiom Comprehension
Why India Cannot Plan Its Cities: Informality, Insurgence and the Idiom of Urbanization