英汉词典

language 基本解释

• n. 语言；语言文字；表达能力

language 词态变化

language 中文词源

来自拉丁语lingua,舌头，语言，词源同tongue,linguist.

language 英文词源

language

language: [13] Like English tongue, Latin lingua ‘tongue’ was used figuratively for ‘language’; from it English gets linguist [16] and linguistic [19]. In the Vulgar Latin spoken by the inhabitants of Gaul, the derivative *linguāticum emerged, and this became in due course Old French langage, source of English language. (The u in the English word, which goes back to the end of the 13th century, is due to association with French langue ‘tongue’.)
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language (n.)

late 13c., langage "words, what is said, conversation, talk," from Old French langage (12c.), from Vulgar Latin *linguaticum, from Latin lingua "tongue," also "speech, language" (see lingual). The form with -u- developed in Anglo-French. Meaning "a language" is from c. 1300, also used in Middle English of dialects:

Mercii, þat beeþ men of myddel Engelond[,] vnderstondeþ bettre þe side langages, norþerne and souþerne, þan norþerne and souþerne vnderstondeþ eiþer oþer. [John of Trevisa, translation of Bartholomew de Glanville's "De proprietatibus rerum," 1398]

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In oþir inglis was it drawin, And turnid ic haue it til ur awin Language of the norþin lede, Þat can na noþir inglis rede. ["Cursor Mundi," early 14c.]

Language barrier attested from 1933.

language 词组搭配

language 英文释义

1. a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols;

"he taught foreign languages"

"the language introduced is standard throughout the text"

"the speed with which a program can be executed depends on the language in which it is written"

2. (language) communication by word of mouth;

"his speech was garbled"

"he uttered harsh language"

"he recorded the spoken language of the streets"

3. a system of words used in a particular discipline;

"legal terminology"

"the language of sociology"

4. the cognitive processes involved in producing and understanding linguistic communication;

"he didn't have the language to express his feelings"

5. the mental faculty or power of vocal communication;

"language sets homo sapiens apart from all other animals"

6. the text of a popular song or musical-comedy number;

"his compositions always started with the lyrics"

"he wrote both words and music"

"the song uses colloquial language"

language 同义词解析

word, vocabulary, language, term, lexicon

这些名词均有"文字，词，语言"之意。

word： 普通用词，指语言的最小单位的单词、字，也可指话、整句话或一段话。

vocabulary： 集合名词，指词汇、语汇或词汇量。

language： 普通用词，指国家、民族或种族内部使用，已经系统化的语言。

term： 指有特定意义的词，词语或术语。

lexicon： 指某种语言、某人或某一知识领域的全部词汇。

language 双语例句

1. The Ukrainians speak a Slavonic language similar to Russian.

乌克兰人所说的那种斯拉夫语系的语言类似于俄语。

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2. The language of Darwin was intelligible to experts and non-experts alike.

达尔文的语言无论对专家还是非专业人士而言都明白易懂。

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3. His misunderstanding of language was the primary cause of his other problems.

他对语言的误解是引起其他问题的主要原因。

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4. We were forbidden, under pain of imprisonment, to use our native language.

我们被禁止使用母语，违者将被关进监狱。

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5. All cheques should be made out to "EF International Language Schools"

所有支票的收款人都应是“英孚国际语言学校”。

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language 实用场景例句

the Japanese language

日语

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It takes a long time to learn to speak a language well.

学会说好一种语言需要花很长的时间。

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Italian is my first language .

意大利语是我的母语。

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All the children must learn a foreign language .

所有的儿童必须学一门外语。

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She has a good command of the Spanish language .

她精通西班牙语。

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a qualification in language teaching

语言教学的资格

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They fell in love in spite of the language barrier (= the difficulty of communicating when people speak different languages) .

尽管有语言障碍，他们还是相爱了。

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Why study Latin? It's a dead language (= no longer spoken by anyone) .

为什么学拉丁语？它已经不再有人说了。

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Is English an official language in your country?

英语在你们国家是官方语言吗？

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theories about the origins of language

有关语言起源的理论

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a study of language acquisition in two-year-olds

对两岁儿童语言习得的研究

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bad/foul/strong language (= words that people may consider offensive)

脏 / 粗 / 骂人话

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literary/poetic language

文学 / 诗歌语言

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the language of the legal profession

法律专业用语

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Give your instructions in everyday language.

用通俗的语言发布指令。

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the language of mime

哑剧的手势语

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the language of dolphins/bees

海豚 / 蜜蜂的交流方式

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a programming language

程序设计语言

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Watch your language, young man!

年轻人，注意你的言谈！

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...the English language...

英语

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Students are expected to master a second language...

学生们要掌握一门外语。

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Students examined how children acquire language...

学生们仔细研究儿童如何习得语言。

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Language is not art but both are forms of human behavior.

言语不是艺术，但两者都是人类的行为方式。

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...the language of business.

商业用语

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Television companies tend to censor bad language in feature films...

电视公司往往会在审查故事片时删去其中的粗话。

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There's a girl gonna be in the club, so you guys watch your language.

俱乐部里会有一位女孩，你们男的说话注意点。

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...a booklet summarising it in plain language...

以平实语言对其作出概述的小册子

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The tone of his language was diplomatic and polite...

他说话圆通得体、彬彬有礼。

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Some sign languages are very sophisticated means of communication.

有些手语可以表达非常复杂的内容。

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...the digital language of computers.

计算机的数字语言

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