单词	colloquialism
释义	colloquialism noun col·​lo·​qui·​al·​ism kə-ˈlō-kwē-ə-ˌli-zəm  1 a : a colloquial expression "Chicken out" is a colloquialism for "to lose one's nerve." b : a local or regional dialect expression "Bodacious" originated as a Southern colloquialism. 2 : colloquial style the appeal of the author's colloquialism Example Sentences His English is very good, but he has trouble understanding certain colloquialisms. Recent Examples on the Web Members are sometimes referred to by a pejorative colloquialism derived from the name of the group's founder — the Rev. Sun Myung Moon. Grayson Quay, The Week, 10 July 2022 The album, recorded in Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic, is riddled with references and colloquialism from the neighboring islands. Marjua Estevez, refinery29.com, 11 May 2022 In 2021, Central Catholic was built different, as the colloquialism goes. oregonlive, 4 Dec. 2021 The characters’ behavior and language have a colloquialism to them that is supplemented by popular Spanish music, celebrations and, importantly, a sense of melodrama that has always been a distinctive part of local storytelling. Jamie Lang, Variety, 7 Oct. 2021 Titled At Your Big Age (a nod to the popular Black colloquialism describing someone who should be too grown for nonsense), the developing series will follow a group of Black Brits trying to survive their twenties. Ineye Komonibo, refinery29.com, 24 July 2021 This colloquialism equally applies to Black businesses struggling to survive the covid-19 recession — after already being at a disadvantage because of decades of discrimination in lending and other business practices. Michelle Singletary, Washington Post, 20 Nov. 2020 In the conversation secretly recorded by Daly during lunch with Lamey at Rick's Boatyard Cafe in Indianapolis, Lamey does not mention the woodpile slur Daly characterizes as an Irish colloquialism. Jim Ayello, The Indianapolis Star, 26 June 2020 Only then does the human take over, cleaning up language and capturing more subtle nuances, for instance translating colloquialisms and metaphors that machines still struggle to translate as well as humans. Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 12 Dec. 2019 See More Word History Etymology see colloquy First Known Use 1810, in the meaning defined at sense 1a Kids Definition colloquialism noun col·​lo·​qui·​al·​ism kə-ˈlō-kwē-ə-ˌli-zəm  : a word or expression used in or suited to familiar and informal conversation colloquialism noun as in dialect a word or phrase that is used mostly in informal speech; a colloquial expression His English is very good, but he has trouble understanding certain colloquialisms. Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance dialect terminology colloquial idiom slang parlance language vocabulary vernacular regionalism pidgin argot jargon patois localism speech provincialism lingo jive vernacularism shoptalk slanguage patter journalese cant shop bureaucratese computerese technobabble educationese governmentese cyberspeak
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