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单词 idiomacy
释义

idiomacyn.

Brit. /ˌɪdɪˈəʊməsi/, U.S. /ˌɪdiˈoʊməsi/
Origin: Either (i) a borrowing from Latin. Or (ii) formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: Latin idiōmat- , idiōma ; idiom n., -acy suffix.
Etymology: Either < classical Latin idiōmat-, idiōma idiom n. (see -cy suffix), or < idiom n. + -acy suffix. Compare later idiomaticity n.
Idiomatic quality, idiomaticity.
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the mind > language > a language > [noun] > distinctive character of a language
propriety1550
idiom1573
idiotism1605
idiomacy1813
idiomaticism1825
feeling1875
idiomaticity1887
1813 Examiner 15 Mar. 170/2 Its pert slang and ungrammatical idiomacy.
1838 J. Pring Second Series of Kingdom Serm. xix. 480 The familiarity of some circumstances that here follow in the narrative and the idiomacy of others, induce me to omit their repetition.
1974 Luso-Brazilian Rev. 11 137 It would be difficult to improve upon it, particularly because of the pronounced difference between English and Portuguese syntax, grammar and idiomacy.
1996 J. H. Fisher Emergence Standard Eng. vi. 108 The idiomacy of Chaucer's verse is in contrast to the French texture of its vocabulary.
2000 Straits (Singapore) Times (Nexis) 23 Dec. Art is always away from the centre, always to the side of things. That accounts for its provocation, playfulness, idiomacy.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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