单词 | jargon |
释义 | jargon (dʒɑːʳgən ) uncountable noun You use jargon to refer to words and expressions that are used in special or technical ways by particular groups of people, often making the language difficult to understand. The manual is full of the jargon and slang of self-improvement courses. ...the reading habits of 600,000 C2 males (marketing jargon for skilled manual workers). Synonyms: parlance, slang, idiom, patter Collocations: academic jargon Eschewing academic jargon, he has written an accessible and fascinating primer on the latest brain science. Times, Sunday Times His interpretations seem all the more lumbering and verbose for being written in academic jargon overlain with insinuating archness. The Times Literary Supplement His views in this regard are impassioned and inspiring; if only they weren't buried in academic jargon and discursive harangues. The Times Literary Supplement But that highfalutin academic jargon has no place here. Globe and Mail The papers, overall, are lucidly written, with a minimum of academic jargon. The Times Literary Supplement Sadly households in debt are often bewildered by their options and industry jargon, and too embarrassed to seek help from friends and family. The Sun In industry jargon these payments go by the name 'facilitated adviser charging'. Times, Sunday Times He has spent his career in private equity and has a penchant for industry jargon. Times, Sunday Times Supermarkets enjoy more customer visits - 'footfall' in the industry jargon - allowing them to offer the most popular lines at knockdown prices. Times, Sunday Times They involve a much more disruptive overhaul of your home, or 'retro-fit' to use the industry jargon. Times, Sunday Times The campaign said that jargon terms were 'an inevitable sign of trouble' and that references to 'reconfiguring' were 'suitably vague enough to hide all manner of potential changes'. Times, Sunday Times These are in library jargon termed descriptive data. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 While many forms of language may be considered sub-standard, slang remains distinct from colloquial and jargon terms because of its specific social contexts. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It will write a letter on your behalf, quoting all the legal jargon. Times, Sunday Times There should be some device for preventing lawyers from obfuscating with their legal jargon any document of state they may be required to draft. Times, Sunday Times Those who do are faced with legal jargon, poor layout, dense paragraphs and inadequate signposting of key information. Times, Sunday Times That's legal jargon for a cheat, a liar and a hypocrite. The Sun He said that he wanted a jury so that matters would 'be explained as an ordinary person will understand them and not in legal jargon or swept under the carpet'. Times, Sunday Times They were written using a lot of medical jargon and stuck to a script focused on the patient's medical condition, avoiding any biographical details. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Incredibly entertaining, this hospital show sports copious amounts of dry wit, gallows humour and unpronounceable medical jargon. ST She learns the medical jargon, thinking that it will somehow stop the inevitable. Times, Sunday Times So here's a quick guide to the most common medical jargon to save us both time. The Sun He grunts and ligatures a paragraph with medical jargon. Times, Sunday Times Lots of military jargon and a real sense you are there. The Sun The military jargon can be incomprehensible. Times, Sunday Times It was decided that, in the awful military jargon, a 'kinetic solution' should be adopted, and on a grand scale. Times, Sunday Times As with other military jargon it entered civilian use when a large portion of the population had military experience and understood the context. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 As such, war games are usually heavy on simulation elements, and while they are all strategy games, they can also be strategic or tactical in the military jargon sense. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Their doubling causes momentary confusions, and some are struggling with mouthfuls of technical jargon and feeble attempts at comic relief. Times, Sunday Times I easily become mesmerized into using technical jargon and high-sounding vocabulary. Christianity Today Excuse the technical jargon but it's nippy and fun. Times, Sunday Times Legal or other technical jargon; learned gibberish. Times, Sunday Times I don't know the technical jargon. Times, Sunday Times They provide accessible databases of basic information that help understand the jargon of financial planning. Times, Sunday Times I was lamenting the lack of serious musical debate in non-academic journals, and suggested that most musicians do not read academic work because they don't understand the jargon. The Times Literary Supplement Can anyone actually understand his jargon? Times, Sunday Times Follow our guide to understanding the jargon and the various fees. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 行话 Japanese: 業界用語 |
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