| 释义 |
gal·li·cism
\ˈgaləˌsizəm\ noun
(-s)
Usage: often capitalized
Etymology: French gallicisme, from Middle French, from Medieval Latin Gallicus Gallic + Middle French -isme -ism
1.
a. : a word, expression, or grammatical construction distinctive of French appearing especially in a context in another language
< an English novel full of gallicisms >
b. : a word or expression that is adapted to another language from French by translation and that retains a distinctively French construction or word sense (as in attorney general or it is to laugh [from c'est à rire])
2.
a. : a mode of thought or an outlook that is distinctive of the French
< the gallicism in French-Canadian novels >
b. : a distinctively French action
< cheek kissing is a gallicism > |