idiom

英 [ˈɪdiəm]

美 [ˈɪdiəm]

n.  习语; 成语; 惯用语; (某时期或某地区的人的)语言和语法; (写作、音乐、艺术等的)典型风格

复数：idioms　

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牛津词典

noun

• 习语；成语；惯用语
  a group of words whose meaning is different from the meanings of the individual words
  1. ‘Let the cat out of the bag’ is an idiom meaning to tell a secret by mistake.
     “让猫从袋子里跑出来”是惯用语，意思是无意中泄露秘密。
• （某时期或某地区的人的）语言和语法
  the kind of language and grammar used by particular people at a particular time or place
• （写作、音乐、艺术等的）典型风格
  the style of writing, music, art, etc. that is typical of a particular person, group, period or place
  1. the classical/contemporary/popular idiom
     古典 / 当代 / 通俗风格

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT (音乐、舞蹈、建筑的)风格，特色
  A particularidiomis a particular style of something such as music, dance, or architecture.
  1. McCartney was also keen to write in a classical idiom, rather than a pop one...
     麦卡特尼也热衷于古典风格而不是通俗风格的创作。
  2. It was an old building in the local idiom.
     那是一座具有当地风格的古建筑。
• N-COUNT 习语;成语
  Anidiomis a group of words which have a different meaning when used together from the one they would have if you took the meaning of each word separately.
  1. Proverbs and idioms may become worn with overuse...
     谚语和习语会由于使用过多而变得俗套。
  2. She is, in fact, a perfect illustration of the French idiom 'to be comfortable in one's own skin.'
     实际上，她很好地诠释了“欣然接纳自我”这一法语习语的意思。
• N-UNCOUNT 方言;土语
  Idiomof a particular kind is the language that people use at a particular time or in a particular place.
  1. And nothing was so irritating as the confident way he used archaic idiom.
     没什么比他使用过时的方言时那种自负的神态更气人的了。
  2. ...her command of the Chinese idiom.
     她对汉语方言的掌握

英英释义

noun

• the style of a particular artist or school or movement
  1. an imaginative orchestral idiom
  Synonym:artistic style
• a manner of speaking that is natural to native speakers of a language
  Synonym:parlance
• an expression whose meanings cannot be inferred from the meanings of the words that make it up
  Synonym:idiomatic expressionphrasal idiomset phrasephrase
• the usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people
  1. the immigrants spoke an odd dialect of English
  2. he has a strong German accent
  3. it has been said that a language is a dialect with an army and navy
  Synonym:dialectaccent

双语例句

• It was an old building in the local idiom.
  那是一座具有当地风格的古建筑。
• Slang is the informal usage in vocabulary and idiom.
  俚语是英语词汇和习语的非正规表达方法。
• This idiom is simple but effective.
  这个成语是简洁而有效的。
• It is an idiom.
  这可是一个成语。
• It's an idiom that people can recognise as peculiarly english.
  这是一个人们可以认出只有英语中才有的成语。
• You can add notes to a poem, an idiom, or other idiomatic expressions.
  你可以给一首诗，一个成语或是其它习惯表达添加注释或例句。
• But I was sitting there writing with an idiom dictionary and two Chinese dictionaries.
  但我写作的时候旁边一定会摆着一部成语字典和两部中文字典。
• There are plenty of three-word phrases, but this romantic idiom only refers to I love you.
  三个字的短语很多，但是这个浪漫的习语仅指我爱你。
• You hear this Chinese idiom across Africa; it means to live in fear.
  在整个非洲，你都能听到提心吊胆这个中国成语；它的意思是，生活在恐惧中。
• Proverbs and idioms may become worn with overuse
  谚语和习语会由于使用过多而变得俗套。