- 1口語的
A colloquial word is the kind you use when you talk with friends, not the kind you put in a formal letter or a ceremony speech. Kids is more colloquial than children; gonna is colloquial for going to. It is not a rude word — it is just everyday talk. Dictionaries often mark words informal or colloquial; they sit close, though colloquial points more at spoken conversation. Writers sometimes choose colloquial language on purpose, to sound warm. It is broader than slang: slang is often newer, narrower, and more in-group. The noun for one such word or phrase is ; this word is the adjective.
組成colloquy + -al. From Latin colloquium (“conversation”), from con- (“together”) + loquor (“to speak”).
同家族的字
- colloquythe older English noun for a conversation; same Latin parent
- colloquiumsame Latin colloquium; now an academic meeting
- colloquialismcolloquial + -ism — one informal word or phrase
- locutionalso from Latin loquor, “to speak”
原始詞典資料3 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，摘錄並精簡格式，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
colloquialadj/kəˈləʊ.kwɪəl/
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human-scienceslinguisticssciencesCharacteristic of familiar conversation, of common parlance; informal.
- 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.
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Of or pertaining to a conversation; conversational or chatty.
colloquialnoun/kəˈləʊ.kwɪəl/
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A colloquial word or phrase, colloquialism.
摘錄自 英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary，已精簡格式；依 CC BY-SA 4.0 授權使用，改動後的內容同樣以此授權提供。