| 单词 | language |
| 释义 | language (læŋgwɪdʒ ) Word forms: languages 1. countable noun A2 A language is a system of communication which consists of a set of sounds and written symbols which are used by the people of a particular country or region for talking or writing. ...the English language. Students are expected to master a second language. Holidays are for seeing the sights, hearing the language and savouring the smells. Synonyms: tongue, speech, vocabulary, dialect 2. uncountable noun B1 Language is the use of a system of communication which consists of a set of sounds or written symbols. Students examined how children acquire language. Language is not art but both are forms of human behavior. Synonyms: speech, communication, expression, speaking 3. uncountable noun You can refer to the words used in connection with a particular subject as the language of that subject. ...the language of business. [+ of] Synonyms: vocabulary, tongue, jargon, terminology 4. uncountable noun [adjective NOUN] You can refer to someone's use of rude words or swearing as bad language when you find it offensive. Television companies tend to censor bad language in feature films. There's a girl gonna be in the club, so you guys watch your language. 5. uncountable noun The language of a piece of writing or speech is the style in which it is written or spoken. ...a booklet summarising it in plain language. The tone of his language was diplomatic and polite. Mr Harris has not been afraid to use language that many in his party despise. Synonyms: style, wording, expression, phrasing 6. variable noun You can use language to refer to various means of communication involving recognizable symbols, non-verbal sounds, or actions. Some sign languages are very sophisticated means of communication. ...the digital language of computers. [+ of] Quotations: Language is the dress of thoughtLives of the English Poets: Cowley After all, when you come right down to it, how many people speak the same language even when they speak the same language?The Lion of Boaz-Jachin and Jachin-Boaz Languages are the pedigrees of nations We've come intil a gey queer time Whan scrievin Scots is near a crime "There's no-one speaks like that", they fleer But wha the deil spoke like King Lear?Epistle to John Guthrie A language is a dialect with an army and a navy One does not inhabit a country; one inhabits a language. That is our country, our fatherland - and no otherAnathemas and Admirations Everything can change, but not the language that we carry inside us, like a world more exclusive and final than one's mother's wombBy Way of an Autobiography To God I speak Spanish, to women Italian, to men French, and to my horse - German In language, the ignorant have prescribed laws to the learnedMaxims Language is fossil poetryEssays: Nominalist and Realist Political language... is designed to make lies sound truthful and murder respectable, and to give an appearance of solidity to pure windShooting an Elephant Collocations: ancient languages Those of us who promote the ancient languages frequently omit to mention just how challenging they are for the learner. The Times Literary Supplement (2013) They like to study ancient languages. Christianity Today (2000) Four centuries ago scholars knew much less about the ancient languages than they do today. Christianity Today (2000) English is the common language. Times, Sunday Times (2008) But you must also use the common language consistently. Christianity Today (2000) The two nations are divided by much more than a common language. Times, Sunday Times (2008) He must deal with grammar and usage, which are almost always different in different languages. Christianity Today (2000) It's like learning a different language. Times, Sunday Times (2014) It is available in 20 different languages. The Sun (2014) They disliked foul language, so he swears as often and enthusiastically as he can. Times, Sunday Times (2015) He complained to the committee about the foul language. The Sun (2007) Far more obvious is that foul language and aggressive behaviour is putting off older players. Times, Sunday Times (2013) Many theories have been proposed to account for the way in which the language learner successfully maps words onto the correct objects, concepts, and actions. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Each course has a robust integrated project that pushes the language learner to stretch his or her fluency level. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 A flurry of studies in the 1970s, often labelled the good language learner studies, sought to identify the distinctive factors of successful learners. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 If a second language learner relies solely on word associations to learn new vocabulary, that person will have a very difficult time mastering false friends. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The search for the world's most extraordinary language learners 307pp. The Times Literary Supplement In terms of language learning, at least, they are certainly miles ahead of us. Times, Sunday Times He was an indefatigable champion of language learning, arguing for greater government recognition, resources and commitment. Times, Sunday Times Others, including teachers, are using it more intrepidly, as a resource for music and language learning. Times,Sunday Times From next year, the university will take students with no language learning at all. Times, Sunday Times Some other countries start foreign language learning as early as possible. Times,Sunday Times And adjusted for differences in age, education and language proficiency, the gaps narrow. Times, Sunday Times Her study said, however, that it was 'becoming increasingly clear through research that not all pilots and controllers are able to adhere to these language proficiency standards'. Times, Sunday Times Language exchanges are generally considered helpful for developing language proficiency, especially in speaking fluency and listening comprehension. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Each level translates to an equivalent range of scores on other language proficiency exams. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 As perceived language proficiency in a second languages increases, the use of that second language for inner speech becomes more habitual. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Speakers who routinely speak more than one language may use their languages in ways slightly different from a single language speaker, or a monolingual. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The numbers may generally reflect a relatively broad definition of language speakers, leading to somewhat higher numbers than other contemporary estimates. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Many are close enough in terms of vocabulary and grammar to permit communication between some other language speakers. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Issues caused by the linguistic variation range from total communication breakdowns involving foreign language speakers to subtle difficulties involving bilingual and bidialectal speakers. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 However, the regions are not equal in terms of language speakers. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They don't resent them or complain that they don't learn the language or customs. Times, Sunday Times He's come over and tried to learn the language. The Sun It has taken me time to settle in and learn the language. The Sun You do not need to learn his language: he has learned your language. Christianity Today There's no better way to learn a language than immersing yourself in the culture. Times, Sunday Times In the place of rhetoric and genre arose the belief in self-proclaimed autonomous literary language, also called artistic prose. The Times Literary Supplement It was considered a period of great literary stability due to the formalised literary language that changed very little. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Beginning here, he grappled with the issue of the literary language, which he termed the common language. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It was used as literary language as early as 12th century. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Yet, in practice, the variants of the conceived common literary language served as different literary variants, chiefly differing in lexical inventory and stylistic devices. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The world opens up for you this year as you master the language of luck and love. The Sun Yet not only did he master the language, he also reached the level of interpreter. Times,Sunday Times No matter how hard we study, we'll never master the language with quite the same fluency. The Sun Even if you're starting to master the language of fashion, getting the pronunciation wrong will instantly mark you out as a hopeless parvenu. Times, Sunday Times What tips can help us to master a language more quickly? Times, Sunday Times A far higher proportion of top grades are awarded in minority modern languages. Times, Sunday Times (2015) It is protected under the European charter for regional or minority languages. Times, Sunday Times (2015) Full international acclaim comes slowly to poets whose best work is in minority languages. The Times Literary Supplement (2010) They were a little puzzled by the musical language. Times, Sunday Times (2016) I would love to sing more in it, because it's the most musical language of all. Times, Sunday Times (2009) This musical language had become mine. Consuelo & Alva: Love and Power in the Gilded Age (2005) In theory, the minimum that it would take for a player to be banned would be a second instance of the least severe offence, such as using obscene language. Times, Sunday Times I was accused of using obscene language. Times, Sunday Times One of the last emails they sent suggested some possible reasons, including if the feedback featured obscene language, or was 'false or defamatory'. Times, Sunday Times He uses obscene language liberally and to cutting comedic effect. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 She refused that too in emphatic and obscene language and told him to leave her alone. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 But remember the majority of people do not want to see offensive language. The Sun (2015) You caution players who use offensive language. Times, Sunday Times (2016) Using bad or offensive language may mean you are ignored. The Sun (2014) As a matter of ordinary language, the word 'may' connoted a discretion. Times, Sunday Times In ordinary language this amounted to a pasting for social workers and their lawyers. Times, Sunday Times Members of the monetary policy committee claim to be 'data-driven', or, in ordinary language, their views are subject to change without much notice. Times, Sunday Times In ordinary language, the term would be expected to apply to exchanges of letters in whoever's hands they were. Times, Sunday Times It was a part of the ordinary language. Times, Sunday Times Still, he argues that these images and poetic language express our longing for something that transcends the concrete. Times, Sunday Times Some pages dare to be wordless, some have text and no pictures, creating a rhythm of poetic language and images to dwell upon. Times, Sunday Times By reducing a rich, robust and poetic language to signage, we impoverish our minds. Times, Sunday Times But what annoyed the first modern editors will delight postmodern readers: chance encounters, powerful moments, strict poetic language, and spirit of adventure rather than intentionality. The Times Literary Supplement It contains much poetic language, and many dramatic sessions. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Estate agents, solicitors and mortgage firms use what seems to be a secret language with some of the terms never seen elsewhere. The Sun There's even a secret language buried in there. The Sun We also spent a lot of time watching telly together and developing our own secret language from the shows. Times,Sunday Times That's why they communicate in a secret language called 'doctor's handwriting'. Times, Sunday Times As it happens, you develop your own secret language, your own secret kingdom and people from outside can't understand and don't have to. Times, Sunday Times Pop culture in general but music in particular became a shared language, unifying instead of dividing. Times, Sunday Times With a shared language and historic ties, both nations stand to gain a great deal from the pooling of their commercial interests and political might. Times, Sunday Times Our shared language hides a profound difference in outlook. Times, Sunday Times So are shared language and culture. Times, Sunday Times We are a great meeting space, a forum and have shared language and goals. Times,Sunday Times It doesn't feature at all in the spoken language (so the phrase the cat's legs has the identical pronunciation to the cats' legs). Times, Sunday Times He has a lucidity in his spoken language that befits his latter-day written work. Times, Sunday Times It fixed spoken language in a way that transformed the human world and created the modern, analytical imagination. Times, Sunday Times What we call food must be the earliest use and imperative of spoken language. Times, Sunday Times For them, the written and the spoken language are a constant torment of misplaced commas, swallowed vowels, and 'uns' usurping 'ins'. Times, Sunday Times The gloss also read more into the statutory language than it would bear. Times, Sunday Times On the true construction of those sections the territorial limitation could not be implied and the statutory language should be given its natural meaning. Times, Sunday Times The statutory language was consistent with such a reading and did not require any words to be read in. Times, Sunday Times That was a quite impossible construction to place on the uncomplicated and easily understandable statutory language. Times, Sunday Times The apparently unqualified statutory language could not contemplate or extend to such a case. Times, Sunday Times Students can also study a language, humanity or an arts subject. Times, Sunday Times When you study a language, you need to understand how words fit together; learning vocabulary isn't enough. Times, Sunday Times In 28 per cent of schools, not all pupils at key stage 4 (age 14 to 16) are able to study a language even if they wish to. Times, Sunday Times So study the language and key phrases used by the organi-sation to which you are applying. Times, Sunday Times Prospective civil servants were obliged to study the language and customs of the region they were to work in. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This program has been unsucessful, due to the failure to teach the language in an effective and engaging way. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Language revitalization efforts are underway to teach the language to a new generation of speakers. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Lacking written documentation, it was unclear to the language revitalization coordinator how to teach the language, and how to explain the grammar. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Using a herd of rescued horses, they teach the language of horses and how to connect and build relationships from the ground up. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It was established in the efforts to teach members of the community the language and be able to have these community members teach the language to others. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 You can't go and use the technical language of someone else's profession at them. Times, Sunday Times She has a light touch with the technical language of astronomy, which she balances with conversational circumlocutions and anchors with plain, subtle rhymes. The Times Literary Supplement A less obsessive rejection of technical language might have made it easier to comprehend her sense, without unduly complicating her meaning. The Times Literary Supplement Or, for those not familiar with technical language, it could pull down a castle wall. The Sun Questions are answered with extempore essays that last several minutes, using highly technical language. Times, Sunday Times We also encourage believers to translate the language we use into deeper expressions of worship. Christianity Today He was, for instance, able to translate the language of a long-dead species, without any common terms of reference, within a matter of hours. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 For example, denotational semantics of functional languages often translate the language into domain theory. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translating the language of one of these tribes into another can be a difficult thing. Times,Sunday Times How can they assess a news channel when they cannot understand the language in which it broadcasts? Times, Sunday Times Where directors are used to making plays for audiences who won't understand the language, so boost the visuals, the music and the storytelling. Times, Sunday Times But a lot of artists involved in this don't seem to understand the language. Times, Sunday Times We understand the language of music with great sophistication. The Sun Then the nippers complain they can't understand the language and dismiss the fascinating historical buildingsandtownsas 'boring'. Times, Sunday Times Often the courts reject policy on the grounds that parliament must be explicit and shouldn't hide difficult choices under vague language. Times,Sunday Times Because of the vague language of the document, there has been much scholarly debate over how it should be interpreted. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The vague language of the law leaves us wondering if we will be prosecuted for our work to promote peace and freedom. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Its vague language, though, allows rival interpretations. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Contemporary paintings inspired by the visual language of the online world were influenced by the artist's trip to Tokyo. Times, Sunday Times (2012) Now that the whole world seems to have chosen video as its preferred visual language, huge stretches of this display are set in the dark. Times, Sunday Times (2007) I'm trying to speak a visual language as powerful as the written or verbal lngage that people understand. Times, Sunday Times (2010) There was no written language, the wheel was not in use, there were no schools, proper medicine or hospitals. Times, Sunday Times It was an organised state with towns and villages, a written language and state-of-the-art technologies. Times, Sunday Times Unfortunately they had no written language, and wooden artefacts and textiles struggle to survive in one of the wettest places on the planet. Times, Sunday Times But he's passionately convinced that it's time to be more broadminded about what counts as a 'correct written language'. The Times Literary Supplement For popular as well as more sophisticated narrative, the written language remained highly literary, even when it sought to represent dialogue. The Times Literary Supplement Translations: Chinese: 语言 Japanese: 言葉 |
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