| 单词 | colloquial |
| 释义 | colloquial[ kuh-loh-kwee-uhl ] / kəˈloʊ kwi əl / SEE SYNONYMS FOR colloquial ON THESAURUS.COM adjectivecharacteristic of or appropriate to ordinary or familiar conversation rather than formal speech or writing; informal. involving or using conversation. Origin of colloquialFirst recorded in 1745–55; colloquy + -al1 ANTONYMS FOR colloquial1 formal. SEE ANTONYMS FOR colloquial ON THESAURUS.COM synonym study for colloquial1, 2. Colloquial, conversational, informal refer to types of speech or to usages not on a formal level. Colloquial is often mistakenly used with a connotation of disapproval, as if it meant “vulgar” or “bad” or “incorrect” usage, whereas it is merely a familiar style used in speaking and writing. Conversational refers to a style used in the oral exchange of ideas, opinions, etc.: an easy conversational style. Informal means without formality, without strict attention to set forms, unceremonious: an informal manner of speaking; it describes the ordinary, everyday language of cultivated speakers. OTHER WORDS FROM colloquialWords nearby colloquialcolloid theory of narcosis, collop, collophane, collophore, colloq., colloquial, colloquialism, colloquium, colloquy, collotype, collude Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for colloquialBritish Dictionary definitions for colloquialcolloquial / (kəˈləʊkwɪəl) / adjectiveof or relating to conversation denoting or characterized by informal or conversational idiom or vocabularyCompare informal Derived forms of colloquialcolloquially, adverbcolloquialness, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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