| 单词 | English |
| 释义 | English (once / 25 pages) 1adjn 2nadj 3n Things pertaining to the land or culture of England are referred to as being English. This includes the people of England as well as the language spoken there, which was brought to the American colonies by the English explorers. The English language finds its origins in the West Germanic tribes that inhabited England in the 5th Century: the Saxons, the Jutes, and the Angles, the latter of which provided the name English. Mix in Romance languages such as the Latin-based Norman French and some old Norse, and you have the smorgasbord that is our modern English. Note that the english or "spin" you put on a billiard or bowling ball seems to have evolved separately, from the French anglé, meaning "angle." WORD FAMILYEnglish: Englisher, Englishes, Englishly USAGE EXAMPLESTheories for the seeming slip ranged from carelessness to unfamiliarity with the English language to employee revenge. BBC(Jan 03, 2017) Susan Sontag once wrote that “in contemporary English letters he seems to me peerless.” New York Times(Jan 02, 2017) Performed in Russian with English subtitles, the play centers on three real Belarussian women — two journalists and an activist — jailed during the 2010 presidential elections. New York Times(Jan 02, 2017) 1 1adj of or relating to or characteristic of England or its culture or people English history the English landed aristocracy English literature 2n the people of England 2Syn|Hyper English people country, land, nation the people who live in a nation or country 1n an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries Syn|Hypo|Hyper English language American, American English, American language the English language as used in the United States cockneythe nonstandard dialect of natives of the east end of London geordiethe nonstandard dialect of natives of Newcastle-upon-Tyne King's English, Queen's EnglishEnglish as spoken by educated persons in southern England Received Pronunciationthe approved pronunciation of British English; originally based on the King's English as spoken at public schools and at Oxford and Cambridge Universities (and widely accepted elsewhere in Britain); until recently it was the pronunciation of English used in British broadcasting Middle EnglishEnglish from about 1100 to 1450 Modern EnglishEnglish since about 1450 Anglo-Saxon, Old EnglishEnglish prior to about 1100 Oxford Englishthe dialect of English spoken at Oxford University and regarded by many as affected and pretentious Scots, Scots English, Scottishthe dialect of English used in Scotland AAVE, African American English, African American Vernacular English, Black English, Black English Vernacular, Black Vernacular, Black Vernacular English, Ebonicsa nonstandard form of American English characteristically spoken by African Americans in the United States East Midlandthe dialect of Middle English that replaced West Saxon as the literary language and which developed into Modern English West Midlanda dialect of Middle English Northerna dialect of Middle English that developed into Scottish Lallans Kentisha dialect of Middle English Southwestern, West Saxona dialect of Middle English West Saxona literary dialect of Old English Anglianone of the major dialects of Old English Jutish, Kentishone of the major dialects of Old English Lallans, Scottish Lallansa dialect of English spoken in the Lowlands of Scotland West Germanic, West Germanic language a branch of the Germanic languages 2n the discipline that studies the English language and literature Hyper arts, humanistic discipline, humanities, liberal arts studies intended to provide general knowledge and intellectual skills (rather than occupational or professional skills) 3adj of or relating to the English language 3n (sports) the spin given to a ball by striking it on one side or releasing it with a sharp twist Syn|Hyper side spin a swift whirling motion (usually of a missile) |
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