idiom

noun

/ˈɪdiəm/

[countable] a group of words whose meaning is different from the meanings of the individual words习语；成语；惯用语
- ‘Let the cat out of the bag’ is an idiom meaning to tell a secret by mistake.“让猫从袋子里跑出来” 是惯用语，意思是无意中泄露秘密。
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.写的东西不要超过 200 字。
  He uses a lot of long words.他使用了很多长词。
- term (rather formal) a word or phrase used as the name of something, especially one connected with a particular type of language:指词语、术语、措辞：
  technical/legal/scientific terms专门／法律／科学用语
  ‘Old man’ is a slang term for ‘father’.old man 为俚语，指父亲。
- phrase a group of words that have a particular meaning when used together:
  Who coined the phrase ‘fake news’?谁创造了“假新闻”这个短语？
  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.他往往用许多我以前从未听说过的俚语。
- 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.“让猫从袋子里跑出来”是惯用语，意思是无意中泄露秘密。
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（某时期或某地区的人的）语言和语法
- The friends would sometimes revert to playground idiom.有时朋友们会再用儿时的语言交谈。
Topics Languagec1
[uncountable, countable] (formal) the style of writing, music, art, etc. that is typical of a particular person, group, period or place（写作、音乐、艺术等的）典型风格
- the classical/contemporary/popular idiom古典／当代／通俗风格
- He has produced a classical play in a modern idiom.他用现代语言创作了一部古典戏剧。

词源late 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’.

词汇	idiom
释义	idiom noun /ˈɪdiəm/ /ˈɪdiəm/ [countable] a group of words whose meaning is different from the meanings of the individual words习语；成语；惯用语 ‘Let the cat out of the bag’ is an idiom meaning to tell a secret by mistake.“让猫从袋子里跑出来” 是惯用语，意思是无意中泄露秘密。 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.写的东西不要超过 200 字。 He uses a lot of long words.他使用了很多长词。 term (rather formal) a word or phrase used as the name of something, especially one connected with a particular type of language:指词语、术语、措辞： technical/legal/scientific terms专门／法律／科学用语 ‘Old man’ is a slang term for ‘father’.old man 为俚语，指父亲。 phrase a group of words that have a particular meaning when used together: Who coined the phrase ‘fake news’?谁创造了“假新闻”这个短语？ 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.他往往用许多我以前从未听说过的俚语。 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.“让猫从袋子里跑出来”是惯用语，意思是无意中泄露秘密。 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（某时期或某地区的人的）语言和语法 The friends would sometimes revert to playground idiom.有时朋友们会再用儿时的语言交谈。 Topics Languagec1 [uncountable, countable] (formal) the style of writing, music, art, etc. that is typical of a particular person, group, period or place（写作、音乐、艺术等的）典型风格 the classical/contemporary/popular idiom古典／当代／通俗风格 He has produced a classical play in a modern idiom.他用现代语言创作了一部古典戏剧。词源late 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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