单词 | idiom |
释义 | Word Frequency idiom(ˈɪdɪəm) noun 1. a group of words whose meaning cannot be predicted from the meanings of the constituent words, as for example (It was raining) cats and dogs 2. linguistic usage that is grammatical and natural to native speakers of a language 3. the characteristic vocabulary or usage of a specific human group or subject 4. the characteristic artistic style of an individual, school, period, etc Derived forms idiomatic (ˌɪdɪəˈmætɪk) or idiomatical (ˌidioˈmatical) adjective idiomatically (ˌidioˈmatically) adverb idiomaticalness (ˌidioˈmaticalness) noun Word origin C16: from Latin idiōma peculiarity of language, from Greek; see idio- |
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