idiom

noun

/ˈɪdiəm/

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[countable] a group of words whose meaning is different from the meanings of the individual words
- ‘Let the cat out of the bag’ is an idiom meaning to tell a secret by mistake.
Synonyms word
word
- term
- phrase
- expression
- idiom
These are all words for a unit of language used to express something.
- word a single unit of language that means something and can be spoken or written:
  Do not write more than 200 words.
  He uses a lot of long words.
- term (rather formal) a word or phrase used as the name of something, especially one connected with a particular type of language:
  technical/legal/scientific terms
  ‘Old man’ is a slang term for ‘father’.
- phrase a group of words that have a particular meaning when used together:
  Who coined the phrase ‘fake news’?
  In grammar, a phrase is a group of words without a finite verb, especially one that forms part of a sentence: ‘the green car’ and ‘on Friday morning’ are phrases.
- expression a word or phrase:
  He tends to use a lot of slang expressions that I’ve never heard before.
- idiom a group of words whose meaning is different from the meanings of the individual words:
  ‘Let the cat out of the bag’ is an idiom meaning to tell a secret by mistake.
Patterns
- a word/term for something
- a new word/term/phrase/expression
- a technical/colloquial word/term/phrase/expression
- a slang word/term/phrase
- an idiomatic phrase/expression
- to use a(n) word/term/phrase/expression/idiom
- to coin a(n) word/term/phrase/expression
- a(n) word/term/phrase/expression/idiom means something
Topics Languagec1
[uncountable, countable] (formal) the kind of language and grammar used by particular people at a particular time or place
- The friends would sometimes revert to playground idiom.
Topics Languagec1
[uncountable, countable] (formal) the style of writing, music, art, etc. that is typical of a particular person, group, period or place
- the classical/contemporary/popular idiom
- He has produced a classical play in a modern idiom.

Word Originlate 16th cent.: from French idiome, or via late Latin from Greek idiōma ‘private property, peculiar phraseology’, from idiousthai ‘make one's own’, from idios ‘own, private’.

单词	idiom
释义	idiom noun /ˈɪdiəm/ /ˈɪdiəm/ jump to other results [countable] a group of words whose meaning is different from the meanings of the individual words ‘Let the cat out of the bag’ is an idiom meaning to tell a secret by mistake. Synonyms wordword term phrase expression idiom These are all words for a unit of language used to express something. word a single unit of language that means something and can be spoken or written: Do not write more than 200 words. He uses a lot of long words. term (rather formal) a word or phrase used as the name of something, especially one connected with a particular type of language: technical/legal/scientific terms ‘Old man’ is a slang term for ‘father’. phrase a group of words that have a particular meaning when used together: Who coined the phrase ‘fake news’? In grammar, a phrase is a group of words without a finite verb, especially one that forms part of a sentence: ‘the green car’ and ‘on Friday morning’ are phrases. expression a word or phrase: He tends to use a lot of slang expressions that I’ve never heard before. idiom a group of words whose meaning is different from the meanings of the individual words: ‘Let the cat out of the bag’ is an idiom meaning to tell a secret by mistake. Patterns a word/term for something a new word/term/phrase/expression a technical/colloquial word/term/phrase/expression a slang word/term/phrase an idiomatic phrase/expression to use a(n) word/term/phrase/expression/idiom to coin a(n) word/term/phrase/expression a(n) word/term/phrase/expression/idiom means something Topics Languagec1 [uncountable, countable] (formal) the kind of language and grammar used by particular people at a particular time or place The friends would sometimes revert to playground idiom. Topics Languagec1 [uncountable, countable] (formal) the style of writing, music, art, etc. that is typical of a particular person, group, period or place the classical/contemporary/popular idiom He has produced a classical play in a modern idiom. Word Originlate 16th cent.: from French idiome, or via late Latin from Greek idiōma ‘private property, peculiar phraseology’, from idiousthai ‘make one's own’, from idios ‘own, private’.
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