Idiom
[ 'ɪdɪəm ]
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n. 习语，成语;方言，土语;（语言）风格;惯用语法;
💡 词根助记
idio特殊的，专有的+m→ 特殊的语言、专用的语言→惯用语，方言，习语，成语
📝 例句
He spoke in the idiom of the New England countryside.
他讲新英格兰乡下的方言。
To pull one's leg is an idiom.
"to pull one's leg"(同某人开玩笑)是惯用语。
The little play was sprinkled with humour and local idiom.
这个短剧很幽默风趣，用了本地方言。
To drop off is an idiom which means to fall asleep.To drop off
To drop off是成语，意思是睡着了。
It was an idiom he'd caught from Carol Goldsmith.
这是他从卡洛尔·戈德史密斯那儿学来的一句口头禅。
🌱 联想助记
【记】※ I-我,di-拼音“弟”,om-拼音“奥妙”:我弟弟懂得成语的奥妙
※ I-我,di-拼音“地”,om-拼音“奥妙”:我懂得各地方言的奥妙
※ 谐音“遗典目”:遗留下来的典故和条目,成语和习语就是遗留下来的典故和条目
✅ 同义词
📖 牛津释义
idiom
n
1 [C] phrase or sentence whose meaning is not clear from the meaning of its individual words and which must be learnt as a whole unit 习语; 成语; 惯用语, 如 give way, a change of heart, be hard put to it
The English language has many idioms. 英语有很多惯用语.
2 [U]
(a) language or dialect of a people or country某民族或某国家之语言或方言
the French idiom 法语.
(b) use of language that is typical of or natural to speakers of a particular language （操某语言者典型的或自然的）语言用法.
(c) use of language peculiar to a period or an individual （某时期或某人特有的）语言用法
Shakespeare's idiom 莎士比亚的语言风格.
🎯 考研助记
“一地亩”（谐音）：只能在一地说的－－方言
🔁 扩展释义
*['idiәm]n. 习语, 成语, 惯用语法, 方言
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So it looks as if she meant to return.
因此看样子她好象要回来。
Following his discovery many islanders travelled 3,500 kilometers by sea in their narrow boats to this new country between 1100 and 1350.
继其发现之后，许多岛民于1100年至1350年间驾着他们那窄小的帆船航行3500公里来到这一新的国度。
And don't set the hillside on fire either!
“也不要把山坡弄着火了。”