American English

短语

美式英语

发音

/əˈmɛɹɪkən ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ/

词形变化

more American English 比较级 most American English 最高级

别名

AE AmE AmEng

释义与例句

adj.
  1. 1.

    Of or relating to, or spoken or written in American English.

name
  1. 1.

    The form of the English language that is chiefly used in the United States, contrasted with British English or Canadian English and that of other places.

    美国英语

    美式英语

  2. 2.

    The form of the English language that is chiefly used in North America, contrasted with Commonwealth English (British English and that of other places).

词源

Compound of American + English. First use appears c. 1806, in a dictionary by Noah Webster; as an adjective, c. 1892.

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