英语词汇“colloquial”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

adj

Colloquial language is casual and conversational: it's the difference between "What are you going to do?" and "Whatchagonnado?"

The word colloquial comes from the Latin word colloquium, which means "speaking together." The roots are the prefix com-, which means "together," and the suffix -loqu, which means "speak." Some may think that colloquial language is not good, when in fact it may just not be appropriate for the context. While it is OK to be colloquial and chatty with friends, it is not acceptable to be colloquial in an essay for school or work.

WORD FAMILY

colloquial: colloquialism, colloquially+/colloquialism: colloquialisms

USAGE EXAMPLES

In some respects, Sisi is a natural politician, and his speeches, delivered in colloquial Arabic, often impress average Egyptians as sincere and sympathetic.

The New Yorker(Dec 25, 2016)

“At first he was careless and colloquial. Weeks later, he was curt and more calculating,” he said.

New York Times(Dec 13, 2016)

The colloquial version of this condition is called the “yips,” but some players use a more ominous name: The Thing.

Los Angeles Times(Oct 24, 2016)

adj characteristic of informal spoken language or conversation

wrote her letters in a colloquial style

Syn

conversational
informal

used of spoken and written language

单词	colloquial
释义	colloquial (once / 4076 pages) adj Colloquial language is casual and conversational: it's the difference between "What are you going to do?" and "Whatchagonnado?" The word colloquial comes from the Latin word colloquium, which means "speaking together." The roots are the prefix com-, which means "together," and the suffix -loqu, which means "speak." Some may think that colloquial language is not good, when in fact it may just not be appropriate for the context. While it is OK to be colloquial and chatty with friends, it is not acceptable to be colloquial in an essay for school or work. WORD FAMILY colloquial: colloquialism, colloquially+/colloquialism: colloquialisms USAGE EXAMPLES In some respects, Sisi is a natural politician, and his speeches, delivered in colloquial Arabic, often impress average Egyptians as sincere and sympathetic. The New Yorker(Dec 25, 2016) “At first he was careless and colloquial. Weeks later, he was curt and more calculating,” he said. New York Times(Dec 13, 2016) The colloquial version of this condition is called the “yips,” but some players use a more ominous name: The Thing. Los Angeles Times(Oct 24, 2016) adj characteristic of informal spoken language or conversation wrote her letters in a colloquial style Syn conversational informal used of spoken and written language
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