idiomaticadj.

Brit.

/ˌɪdɪəˈmatɪk/, U.S.

/ˌɪdiəˈmædɪk/

Forms: 1700s idiomatick, 1700s– idiomatic.

Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from Latin. Partly a borrowing from Greek. Etymons: Latin idiomaticus; Greek ἰδιωματικός.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin idiomaticus (1673 in a work title in a British source, or earlier) and its etymon Hellenistic Greek ἰδιωματικός peculiar, characteristic < ἰδιώματ- , ἰδίωμα idiom n. + ancient Greek -ικός -ic suffix. Compare French idiomatique (1815 with reference to linguistic usage; 1547 in an isolated attestation in Middle French in sense ‘peculiar to a nation’). Compare earlier idiomatical adj.

a. Relating to or exhibiting the forms of expression, grammatical constructions, phrases, etc., used in a distinctive way in a particular language, dialect, or language variety, formerly especially those considered nonstandard or colloquial. Now usually spec.: established by usage as having a meaning not deducible from the meanings of the individual words.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > a language > register > [adjective] > colloquial

vulgar1677

idiomatic1712

colloquial1752

informal1832

demotic1872

1712 J. Addison Spectator No. 285. ¶4 Since..Phrases..used in ordinary Conversation..contract a kind of Meanness by passing through the Mouths of the Vulgar, a Poet should take particular Care to guard himself against Idiomatick ways of speaking.

1784 tr. De Lolme's Const. Eng. Life 2 Pure idiomatic and attractive English.

1839 H. Rogers Ess. II. iii. 136 The language of familiar dialogue and colloquial pleasantry..is always in a high degree idiomatic, both in the terms and phrases employed, and in the construction.

1875 B. Jowett in tr. Plato Dialogues (ed. 2) IV. 419 Hegel..thought..he gave his philosophy a truly German character by the use of idiomatic German words.

1906 G. A. Grierson Ling. Surv. India IV. 148 The most idiomatic Korwā is spoken in Jashpur and Sarguja, in the south of Palamau, and in Mirzapur.

1967 Listener 19 Jan. 99/3 Professor Markov allows the occasional Russianism to show through in his introduction, which isn't perfectly idiomatic.

2003 M. Slim Explore Essent. Eng. iv. 301 The use of idiomatic expressions can make your style of writing and speaking more lively and interesting.

b. Adhering to the manner of expression considered natural to or distinctive of a language; typically using idioms.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > a language > [adjective] > marked by distinctive characteristics of a language

idiomatical1674

idiomatic1839

1839 H. Hallam Introd. Lit. Europe IV. vii. 529 They were more strictly idiomatic and English than their predecessors.

1870 J. R. Lowell Among my Bks. 1st Ser. 74 (note) Like most idiomatic, as distinguished from correct writers, he [sc. Dryden] knew very little about the language historically or critically.

1957 Charleston (W. Va.) Gaz. 20 Aug. 6/3 Shakespeare..was an idiomatic writer for his day—racy and bawdy and full of common, earthy, every-day references.

1970 E. Partridge Slang To-day & Yesterday (ed. 4) iii. i. 130 The idiomatic writer differs chiefly from the slangy in using what was slang and is now idiom.

2000 B. W. Redekop Enlightenment & Community iv. 196 It is the language and manner of thinking of the Volk that supply the raw materials with which writers and philosophers, and indeed the ‘public’, write and speak; these are the materials that must be employed by the idiomatic writer.

†2. Distinctive of one person, individual; idiosyncratic. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > kind or sort > individual character or quality > quality of being special or restricted in application > [adjective] > belonging to a particular thing or person

specialc1230

proper1340

peculiara1475

specifical?a1475

singular?a1513

private1526

privy1560

personed1565

individual1570

particular1582

idiotical1655

specific1665

sacred1667

specific1667

specifiala1670

idiomatic1771

idiomatical1774

appropriate1796

exclusive1804

propriate1820

especial1854

dedicated1969

1771 R. Hurd Moral & Polit. Dialogues (ed. 4) I. Pref. p. xlix The idiomatic differences of expression, which flow not from the manners, but from some degree of study and affectation.

1804 W. Taylor Ann. Rev. 2 278 The idiomatic ambidexterity of a patriot of both countries.

3. Appropriate to or representative of a distinctive style of music, art, architecture, etc.; characteristic of the mode of artistic expression of a particular period, place, individual, or group. Cf. idiom n. 5.

ΚΠ

1903 Musical Times 44 609/1 The musical genius of Mr. Coleridge-Taylor is peculiarly in sympathy with..that which is accepted as musically idiomatic of the vast continent.

1965 M. Peckham Romanticism iv. 311 This tradition continued to be capable of producing historically idiomatic buildings of the utmost elegance and beauty until the 1930's.

1987 Advertiser (Adelaide) (Nexis) 30 Sept. Darrell Coggins presents a suite of blithe, melodious paintings that are composed, neat and idiomatic.

2006 Star-Ledger (Newark, New Jersey) (Nexis) 28 July 45 As the nation slumped into the Depression, with almost no one in America buying paintings anymore, Grabach fell back on an idiomatic Social Realism.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	idiomatic
释义	idiomaticadj. Brit. /ˌɪdɪəˈmatɪk/, U.S. /ˌɪdiəˈmædɪk/ Forms: 1700s idiomatick, 1700s– idiomatic. Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from Latin. Partly a borrowing from Greek. Etymons: Latin idiomaticus; Greek ἰδιωματικός. Etymology: < post-classical Latin idiomaticus (1673 in a work title in a British source, or earlier) and its etymon Hellenistic Greek ἰδιωματικός peculiar, characteristic < ἰδιώματ- , ἰδίωμα idiom n. + ancient Greek -ικός -ic suffix. Compare French idiomatique (1815 with reference to linguistic usage; 1547 in an isolated attestation in Middle French in sense ‘peculiar to a nation’). Compare earlier idiomatical adj. 1. a. Relating to or exhibiting the forms of expression, grammatical constructions, phrases, etc., used in a distinctive way in a particular language, dialect, or language variety, formerly especially those considered nonstandard or colloquial. Now usually spec.: established by usage as having a meaning not deducible from the meanings of the individual words. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > a language > register > [adjective] > colloquial vulgar1677 idiomatic1712 colloquial1752 informal1832 demotic1872 1712 J. Addison Spectator No. 285. ¶4 Since..Phrases..used in ordinary Conversation..contract a kind of Meanness by passing through the Mouths of the Vulgar, a Poet should take particular Care to guard himself against Idiomatick ways of speaking. 1784 tr. De Lolme's Const. Eng. Life 2 Pure idiomatic and attractive English. 1839 H. Rogers Ess. II. iii. 136 The language of familiar dialogue and colloquial pleasantry..is always in a high degree idiomatic, both in the terms and phrases employed, and in the construction. 1875 B. Jowett in tr. Plato Dialogues (ed. 2) IV. 419 Hegel..thought..he gave his philosophy a truly German character by the use of idiomatic German words. 1906 G. A. Grierson Ling. Surv. India IV. 148 The most idiomatic Korwā is spoken in Jashpur and Sarguja, in the south of Palamau, and in Mirzapur. 1967 Listener 19 Jan. 99/3 Professor Markov allows the occasional Russianism to show through in his introduction, which isn't perfectly idiomatic. 2003 M. Slim Explore Essent. Eng. iv. 301 The use of idiomatic expressions can make your style of writing and speaking more lively and interesting. b. Adhering to the manner of expression considered natural to or distinctive of a language; typically using idioms. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > a language > [adjective] > marked by distinctive characteristics of a language idiomatical1674 idiomatic1839 1839 H. Hallam Introd. Lit. Europe IV. vii. 529 They were more strictly idiomatic and English than their predecessors. 1870 J. R. Lowell Among my Bks. 1st Ser. 74 (note) Like most idiomatic, as distinguished from correct writers, he [sc. Dryden] knew very little about the language historically or critically. 1957 Charleston (W. Va.) Gaz. 20 Aug. 6/3 Shakespeare..was an idiomatic writer for his day—racy and bawdy and full of common, earthy, every-day references. 1970 E. Partridge Slang To-day & Yesterday (ed. 4) iii. i. 130 The idiomatic writer differs chiefly from the slangy in using what was slang and is now idiom. 2000 B. W. Redekop Enlightenment & Community iv. 196 It is the language and manner of thinking of the Volk that supply the raw materials with which writers and philosophers, and indeed the ‘public’, write and speak; these are the materials that must be employed by the idiomatic writer. †2. Distinctive of one person, individual; idiosyncratic. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > kind or sort > individual character or quality > quality of being special or restricted in application > [adjective] > belonging to a particular thing or person specialc1230 proper1340 peculiara1475 specifical?a1475 singular?a1513 private1526 privy1560 personed1565 individual1570 particular1582 idiotical1655 specific1665 sacred1667 specific1667 specifiala1670 idiomatic1771 idiomatical1774 appropriate1796 exclusive1804 propriate1820 especial1854 dedicated1969 1771 R. Hurd Moral & Polit. Dialogues (ed. 4) I. Pref. p. xlix The idiomatic differences of expression, which flow not from the manners, but from some degree of study and affectation. 1804 W. Taylor Ann. Rev. 2 278 The idiomatic ambidexterity of a patriot of both countries. 3. Appropriate to or representative of a distinctive style of music, art, architecture, etc.; characteristic of the mode of artistic expression of a particular period, place, individual, or group. Cf. idiom n. 5. ΚΠ 1903 Musical Times 44 609/1 The musical genius of Mr. Coleridge-Taylor is peculiarly in sympathy with..that which is accepted as musically idiomatic of the vast continent. 1965 M. Peckham Romanticism iv. 311 This tradition continued to be capable of producing historically idiomatic buildings of the utmost elegance and beauty until the 1930's. 1987 Advertiser (Adelaide) (Nexis) 30 Sept. Darrell Coggins presents a suite of blithe, melodious paintings that are composed, neat and idiomatic. 2006 Star-Ledger (Newark, New Jersey) (Nexis) 28 July 45 As the nation slumped into the Depression, with almost no one in America buying paintings anymore, Grabach fell back on an idiomatic Social Realism. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1712
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