idiom

id·i·om

I0022000 (ĭd′ē-əm)n.1. A speech form or an expression of a given language that is peculiar to itself grammatically or cannot be understood from the individual meanings of its elements, as in keep tabs on.2. The specific grammatical, syntactic, and structural character of a given language.3. Regional speech or dialect.4. A specialized vocabulary used by a group of people; jargon: legal idiom.5. A style of artistic expression characteristic of a particular individual, school, period, or medium: the idiom of the French impressionists; the punk rock idiom.

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[Late Latin idiōma, idiōmat-, from Greek, from idiousthai, to make one's own, from idios, own, personal, private; see s(w)e- in Indo-European roots.]

idiom

(ˈɪdɪəm) n1. (Linguistics) a group of words whose meaning cannot be predicted from the meanings of the constituent words, as for example (It was raining) cats and dogs2. (Linguistics) linguistic usage that is grammatical and natural to native speakers of a language3. (Linguistics) the characteristic vocabulary or usage of a specific human group or subject4. (Art Terms) the characteristic artistic style of an individual, school, period, etc[C16: from Latin idiōma peculiarity of language, from Greek; see idio-] idiomatic, ˌidioˈmatical adj ˌidioˈmatically adv ˌidioˈmaticalness n

id•i•om

(ˈɪd i əm)

n. 1. an expression whose meaning is not predictable from the usual grammatical rules of a language or from the usual meanings of its constituent elements, as kick the bucket “to die.” 2. a language, dialect, or style of speaking peculiar to a people. 3. a construction or expression peculiar to a language. 4. the manner of expression characteristic of or peculiar to a language. 5. a distinct style or character, as in music or art. [1565–75; < Latin idiōma < Greek idíōma peculiarity, specific property]

idiom

A group of words with a meaning that cannot be deduced from its constituent parts, such as “at the end of my tether;” also used to mean the vocabulary of a particular group.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	idiom - a manner of speaking that is natural to native speakers of a languageparlanceformulation, expression - the style of expressing yourself; "he suggested a better formulation"; "his manner of expression showed how much he cared"
	2.	idiom - the usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people; "the immigrants spoke an odd dialect of English"; "he has a strong German accent"; "it has been said that a language is a dialect with an army and navy"dialect, accentnon-standard speech - speech that differs from the usual accepted, easily recognizable speech of native adult members of a speech communityeye dialect - the use of misspellings to identify a colloquial or uneducated speakerpatois - a regional dialect of a language (especially French); usually considered substandardspang, bang - leap, jerk, bang; "Bullets spanged into the trees"forrad, forrard, forward, forwards, frontward, frontwards - at or to or toward the front; "he faced forward"; "step forward"; "she practiced sewing backward as well as frontward on her new sewing machine"; (`forrad' and `forrard' are dialectal variations)
	3.	idiom - the style of a particular artist or school or movement; "an imaginative orchestral idiom"artistic stylebaroqueness, baroque - elaborate and extensive ornamentation in decorative art and architecture that flourished in Europe in the 17th centuryclassical style - the artistic style of ancient Greek art with its emphasis on proportion and harmonyorder - (architecture) one of original three styles of Greek architecture distinguished by the type of column and entablature used or a style developed from the original three by the Romansrococo - fanciful but graceful asymmetric ornamentation in art and architecture that originated in France in the 18th centuryfashion, manner, mode, style, way - how something is done or how it happens; "her dignified manner"; "his rapid manner of talking"; "their nomadic mode of existence"; "in the characteristic New York style"; "a lonely way of life"; "in an abrasive fashion"High Renaissance - the artistic style of early 16th century painting in Florence and Rome; characterized by technical mastery and heroic composition and humanistic contenttreatment - a manner of dealing with something artistically; "his treatment of space borrows from Italian architecture"neoclassicism - revival of a classical style (in art or literature or architecture or music) but from a new perspective or with a new motivationclassicalism, classicism - a movement in literature and art during the 17th and 18th centuries in Europe that favored rationality and restraint and strict forms; "classicism often derived its models from the ancient Greeks and Romans"Romantic Movement, Romanticism - a movement in literature and art during the late 18th and early 19th centuries that celebrated nature rather than civilization; "Romanticism valued imagination and emotion over rationality"
	4.	idiom - an expression whose meanings cannot be inferred from the meanings of the words that make it upidiomatic expression, phrasal idiom, set phrase, phraselocution, saying, expression - a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations; "pardon the expression"ruralism, rusticism - a rural idiom or expressionin the lurch - in a difficult or vulnerable position; "he resigned and left me in the lurch"like clockwork - with regularity and precision; "the rocket launch went off like clockwork"

idiom

noun1. phrase, expression, turn of phrase, locution, set phrase Proverbs and idioms may become worn with over-use.2. language, talk, style, usage, jargon, vernacular, parlance, mode of expression I was irritated by his use of archaic idiom.

idiom

nounSpecialized expressions indigenous to a particular field, subject, trade, or subculture:argot, cant, dialect, jargon, language, lexicon, lingo, patois, terminology, vernacular, vocabulary.

Translations

成语语言习惯用法

idiom

(ˈidiəm) noun1. an expression with a meaning that cannot be guessed from the meanings of the individual words. His mother passed away (= died) this morning. 成語 成语2. the expressions of a language in general. English idiom. 習慣用法 语言习惯用法ˌidioˈmatic (-ˈmӕtik) adjective (negative unidiomatic). 1. using an idiom. an idiomatic use of this word. 用成語表達的 用习语的2. using appropriate idioms. We try to teach idiomatic English. 符合語言習慣的 合乎语言习惯用法的ˌidioˈmatically adverb 用成語表達地，符合語言習慣地 用习语表达地