language

noun

OPAL WOPAL S

/ˈlæŋɡwɪdʒ/

Idioms

of a country国家

[countable] the system of communication in speech and writing that is used by people of a particular country or area语言

the English language英语
It takes a long time to learn to speak a language well.学会说好一种语言需要花很长的时间。
All the children must learn a foreign language.所有的儿童必须学一门外语。
German is my native language. 德语是我的母语。
Is English an official language in your country?英语在你们国家是官方语言吗？
The novel has been translated into over twenty languages.这部小说已被翻译成二十多种语言。
She has a good command of the Spanish language.她精通西班牙语。
Good language skills are essential in this job.在这份工作中，良好的语言技能是必不可少的。
They fell in love in spite of the language barrier (= the difficulty of communicating when people speak different languages).尽管有语言障碍，他们还是相爱了。
Why study Latin? It's a dead language (= no longer spoken by anyone).为什么学拉丁语？它是死语言，没人说了。

see also first language, heritage language, modern language, object language, second language, target language, tone language

Synonyms languagelanguage

vocabulary
terms
wording
terminology

These are all terms for the words and expressions people use when they speak or write, or for a particular style of speaking or writing.

language
a particular style of speaking or writing:
- Give your instructions in everyday language.用通俗的语言发布指令。
- the language of the legal profession法律专业用语
vocabulary
all the words that a person knows or uses, or all the words in a particular language; the words that people use when they are talking about a particular subject:
- to have a wide/limited vocabulary词汇丰富／有限
- The word has become part of advertising vocabulary.这个词已经成了广告用语。
terms
a way of expressing yourself or of saying something:
- I’ll try to explain in simple terms.我会尽量讲得通俗易懂。
wording
[usually sing.] the words that are used in a piece of writing or speech, especially when they have been carefully chosen:
- It was the standard form of wording for a consent letter.这是同意书的标准用词。
terminology
(rather formal) the set of technical words or expressions used in a particular subject:
- medical terminology医学术语
- Scientists are constantly developing new terminologies. 科学家不断发展新的专门用语。
Literary/poetic terminology is used for talking about literature or poetry. Literary/poetic language is used for writing in a literary or poetic style.

Patterns

formal/informal/everyday language/vocabulary/terms
business/scientific/technical/specialized language/vocabulary/terminology
A word enters the language/the vocabulary.

Wordfinder

accent
alphabet
dialect
grammar
language
literacy
literature
pronunciation
translate
word

How many foreign languages does she speak?她会讲几种外语？
Most local cinemas show films in the original language, with German subtitles.多数当地影院放映配有德语字幕的原版电影。
Portuguese is the national language of Brazil.葡萄牙语是巴西的国语。
She grew up in Mexico, so her first language is Spanish.她在墨西哥长大，因此第一语言是西班牙语。
Some minority languages are dying out.一些少数民族语言正在消亡。
idiomatic expressions that enrich the language使语言更加丰富的习用语
manuscripts written in an unknown language以一种未知语言写成的手稿
the teaching of English as a second language作为第二语言的英语教学
She's got a degree in modern languages.她有现代语言学的学位。
She could speak some Chinese, but never studied the written language.她会说一些汉语，但从来没学过书面语。

Topics Languagea1

Collocations Dictionaryadjective

first
native
foreign
…

verb + language

speak
know
understand
…

language + noun

acquisition
development
learning
…

phrases

command of (a) language
knowledge of (a) language
mastery of (a) language
…

communication沟通

[uncountable] the use by humans of a system of sounds and words to communicate言语；说话；语言

a qualification in language teaching语言教学的资格
a study of language acquisition in two-year-olds对两岁儿童语言习得的研究
Language is constantly evolving.语言在不断地演变。

see also artificial language, auxiliary language, natural language, world language

theories about the origins of language有关语言起源的理论
new methods of language learning语言学习的新方法
Her command of language is very advanced for a six-year-old.作为一个 6 岁的孩子，她对语言的掌握非常超前。

Topics Languagea1

Collocations Dictionaryadjective

spoken
written
colloquial
…

verb + language

use
be couched in
be expressed in
…

preposition

in…language

phrases

use of language

style of speaking/writing口语／书面语的风格

[uncountable] a particular style of speaking or writing某种类型的言语（或语言）

spoken/written language口[书面]语
literary/poetic language文学／诗歌语言
foul language (= words that people may consider offensive)脏话
The poem uses distinctly modern language.这首诗使用了明显的现代语言。
His strength is that he addresses his readers in plain language.他的长处在于用平实的语言去跟读者讲话。
the language of science科学术语

movements/symbols/sound动作；符号；声音

[uncountable, countable] a way of expressing ideas and feelings using movements, symbols and sound（用动作、符号和语音来表达思想感情的）表达方式，交际方式

the language of mime哑剧的手势语
the language of dolphins/bees 海豚／蜜蜂的交流方式

computing计算机技术

[countable, uncountable] a system of symbols and rules that is used to operate a computer计算机语言

a programming language程序设计语言

see also assembly language, command language, query languageTopics Computersa1

词源Middle English: from Old French langage, based on Latin lingua ‘tongue’.

Idioms

mind/watch your language

to be careful about what you say in order not to upset or offend somebody谨慎措辞；留神言辞
- Watch your language, young man!年轻人，注意你的措辞！
- The referee told the players to mind their language.裁判让队员注意言辞。

speak/talk the same language

to be able to communicate easily with another person because you share similar opinions and experience（因意见和经历相似）能容易地沟通，说得来，有共同语言Topics Opinion and argumentc2

词汇	language
释义	language noun OPAL WOPAL S /ˈlæŋɡwɪdʒ/ /ˈlæŋɡwɪdʒ/ Idioms of a country国家 [countable] the system of communication in speech and writing that is used by people of a particular country or area语言 the English language英语 It takes a long time to learn to speak a language well.学会说好一种语言需要花很长的时间。 All the children must learn a foreign language.所有的儿童必须学一门外语。 German is my native language. 德语是我的母语。 Is English an official language in your country?英语在你们国家是官方语言吗？ The novel has been translated into over twenty languages.这部小说已被翻译成二十多种语言。 She has a good command of the Spanish language.她精通西班牙语。 Good language skills are essential in this job.在这份工作中，良好的语言技能是必不可少的。 They fell in love in spite of the language barrier (= the difficulty of communicating when people speak different languages).尽管有语言障碍，他们还是相爱了。 Why study Latin? It's a dead language (= no longer spoken by anyone).为什么学拉丁语？它是死语言，没人说了。 see also first language, heritage language, modern language, object language, second language, target language, tone language Synonyms languagelanguage vocabulary terms wording terminology These are all terms for the words and expressions people use when they speak or write, or for a particular style of speaking or writing. language a particular style of speaking or writing: Give your instructions in everyday language.用通俗的语言发布指令。 the language of the legal profession法律专业用语 vocabulary all the words that a person knows or uses, or all the words in a particular language; the words that people use when they are talking about a particular subject: to have a wide/limited vocabulary词汇丰富／有限 The word has become part of advertising vocabulary.这个词已经成了广告用语。 terms a way of expressing yourself or of saying something: I’ll try to explain in simple terms.我会尽量讲得通俗易懂。 wording [usually sing.] the words that are used in a piece of writing or speech, especially when they have been carefully chosen: It was the standard form of wording for a consent letter.这是同意书的标准用词。 terminology (rather formal) the set of technical words or expressions used in a particular subject: medical terminology医学术语 Scientists are constantly developing new terminologies. 科学家不断发展新的专门用语。 Literary/poetic terminology is used for talking about literature or poetry. Literary/poetic language is used for writing in a literary or poetic style. Patterns formal/informal/everyday language/vocabulary/terms business/scientific/technical/specialized language/vocabulary/terminology A word enters the language/the vocabulary. Wordfinder accent alphabet dialect grammar language literacy literature pronunciation translate word How many foreign languages does she speak?她会讲几种外语？ Most local cinemas show films in the original language, with German subtitles.多数当地影院放映配有德语字幕的原版电影。 Portuguese is the national language of Brazil.葡萄牙语是巴西的国语。 She grew up in Mexico, so her first language is Spanish.她在墨西哥长大，因此第一语言是西班牙语。 Some minority languages are dying out.一些少数民族语言正在消亡。 idiomatic expressions that enrich the language使语言更加丰富的习用语 manuscripts written in an unknown language以一种未知语言写成的手稿 the teaching of English as a second language作为第二语言的英语教学 She's got a degree in modern languages.她有现代语言学的学位。 She could speak some Chinese, but never studied the written language.她会说一些汉语，但从来没学过书面语。 Topics Languagea1 Collocations Dictionaryadjective first native foreign … verb + language speak know understand … language + noun acquisition development learning … phrases command of (a) language knowledge of (a) language mastery of (a) language … communication沟通 [uncountable] the use by humans of a system of sounds and words to communicate言语；说话；语言 a qualification in language teaching语言教学的资格 a study of language acquisition in two-year-olds对两岁儿童语言习得的研究 Language is constantly evolving.语言在不断地演变。 see also artificial language, auxiliary language, natural language, world language theories about the origins of language有关语言起源的理论 new methods of language learning语言学习的新方法 Her command of language is very advanced for a six-year-old.作为一个 6 岁的孩子，她对语言的掌握非常超前。 Topics Languagea1 Collocations Dictionaryadjective spoken written colloquial … verb + language use be couched in be expressed in … preposition in…language phrases use of language style of speaking/writing口语／书面语的风格 [uncountable] a particular style of speaking or writing某种类型的言语（或语言） spoken/written language口[书面]语 literary/poetic language文学／诗歌语言 foul language (= words that people may consider offensive)脏话 The poem uses distinctly modern language.这首诗使用了明显的现代语言。 His strength is that he addresses his readers in plain language.他的长处在于用平实的语言去跟读者讲话。 the language of science科学术语 see also bad language Give your instructions in everyday language.用通俗的语言发布指令。 They were shouting and using bad/foul language.他们大喊大叫，还骂脏话。 The following programme contains strong language.以下节目含有强烈的语言。 people using foul language说脏话的人 She reserved her harshest language for those she believed had betrayed her.她把最狠毒的话语留给了她认为背叛了自己的那些人。 His letter was couched in very formal language.他的信使用了非常庄重的语言。 The writer's use of language reflects the personality of each character.作者通过语言的运用反映了每个角色的性格。 Topics Languagea1 Collocations Dictionaryadjective spoken written colloquial … verb + language use be couched in be expressed in … preposition in…language phrases use of language movements/symbols/sound动作；符号；声音 [uncountable, countable] a way of expressing ideas and feelings using movements, symbols and sound（用动作、符号和语音来表达思想感情的）表达方式，交际方式 the language of mime哑剧的手势语 the language of dolphins/bees 海豚／蜜蜂的交流方式 see also body language, sign language computing计算机技术 [countable, uncountable] a system of symbols and rules that is used to operate a computer计算机语言 a programming language程序设计语言 see also assembly language, command language, query languageTopics Computersa1 词源Middle English: from Old French langage, based on Latin lingua ‘tongue’. Idioms mind/watch your language to be careful about what you say in order not to upset or offend somebody谨慎措辞；留神言辞 Watch your language, young man!年轻人，注意你的措辞！ The referee told the players to mind their language.裁判让队员注意言辞。 speak/talk the same language to be able to communicate easily with another person because you share similar opinions and experience（因意见和经历相似）能容易地沟通，说得来，有共同语言Topics Opinion and argumentc2
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