colloquial

C2

a. 会话的, 口语的, 口语体的

发音

UK /kəˈləʊ.kwɪəl/
CA
US /kəˈloʊ.kwi.əl/

词形变化

colloquials 复数 colloquials most colloquial 最高级

别名

coll. colloq.

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A colloquial word or phrase, colloquialism.

adj. C2
  1. 1.

    Characteristic of familiar conversation, of common parlance; informal.

    口语

    非正式 语言学

    You're using too many colloquial words in this cover letter: I suggest changing "I picked up loads of cool skills" to "I acquired many positive abilities"

    The colloquial, and at times sarcastic, tone of her books makes her popular with teenagers.

  2. 2.

    Of or pertaining to a conversation; conversational or chatty.

    非正式

词汇关系

形容词

同义词 1

conversational

近义相关 1

informal

词源

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Latin loquor Latin colloquor Proto-Indo-European *-yós Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ium Latin colloquiumder. Middle English colloquies English colloquy Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English colloquial 1751, from earlier term colloquy (“a conversation”), from Latin colloquium (“conference, conversation”), from con- (“together”) + loquor (“to speak”), + -al.

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