名複: dialects
n.[C][U]
- 方言,土話
- (屬同一語系的)同源語
- (職業集團或階層等的)行話
- 個人用語特徵
a.
- 方言的
衍生
a.
dialectal
辨析
以上來源於:《英漢大辭典》
/ˈdʌɪəlɛkt/
n.
- a form of a language which is peculiar to a specific region or social group.
- Computing a particular version of a programming language.
Derivative
- dialectal
/-ˈlɛkt(ə)l/ adj.
Etymology
C16 (denoting the art of investigating the truth of opinions): from Fr. dialecte, or via L. from Gk dialektos ‘discourse, way of speaking’, from dialegesthai (see dialogue).
以上來源於:《簡明牛津英語詞典》