单词 | to speak someone's language |
释义 | > as lemmasto speak (also talk) someone's (also the same) language P2. to speak (also talk) someone's (also the same) language: to have an understanding with another person, organization, etc., as a result of shared opinions or values. to speak a different language (from someone): to have a different attitude or outlook due to a lack of common ground. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > relationship > difference > be different [verb (intransitive)] > have little in common with someone to speak a different language (from someone)1825 the mind > mental capacity > understanding > understand [phrase] > share understanding to speak (also talk) someone's (also the same) language1893 to be on the same wavelength1964 the mind > emotion > love > friendliness > be friendly [verb (intransitive)] > get on (well) gree?a1513 to get in with1602 cotton1605 to hitch (also set, or stable) horses together1617 to hit it1634 gee1685 to set horses together1685 to be made for each other (also one another)1751 to hit it off1780 to get ona1805 to hitch horses together1835 niggle1837 to step together1866 to speak (also talk) someone's (also the same) language1893 to stall with1897 cog1926 groove1935 click1954 vibe1986 1825 W. Hazlitt Spirit of Age 17 What wonder that so little progress has been made towards a mutual understanding between the two parties! They are quite a different species, and speak a different language, and are sadly at a loss for a common interpreter between them. 1893 ‘S. Grand’ Heavenly Twins I. ii. vi. 256 What could Evadne have in common with these flippant people..? They did not even speak the same language. (To their insidious slang she opposed a smooth current of perfect English.) 1904 H. James Golden Bowl I. xvii. 297 They hung together, they passed each other the word, they spoke each other's language, they did each other ‘turns’. 1915 J. Conrad Victory iv. xi. 391 You seem to be a morbid, senseless sort of bandit. We don't speak the same language. 1923 H. Crane Let. 13 Apr. (1965) 131 The older poets and writers down here..don't talk the same language as we do. 1930 A. Huxley Brief Candles viii. 284 You'll perceive that he speaks your language, that he inhabits your world of thought and feeling. 1938 F. S. Fitzgerald Let. 7 July (1964) 33 I want my energies and my earnings for people who talk my language. 1957 J. Osborne Look Back in Anger ii. ii. 64 As for Jimmy—he just speaks a different language from any of us. 1961 A. Wilson Old Men at Zoo i. 25 Bobby..had presumed that since he and I ‘spoke the same language’, I should naturally dislike the Director as much as he did. 1971 R. Rendell No More Dying Then xix. 166 She really didn't understand him at all, his need to be respectable... They didn't speak the same language. 1993 Business Central Europe June 40/1 Some of the Czech banks don't speak the same language—in every sense of the word. 2006 Africa News (Nexis) 23 Oct. It is amazing that the political head of the council is speaking a different language from his foot soldiers. < as lemmas |
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