collocation

noun

/ˌkɒləˈkeɪʃn/

/ˌkɑːləˈkeɪʃn/

(linguistics语言学)

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[countable] a combination of words in a language that happens very often and more frequently than would happen by chance词组；组合
- ‘Resounding success’ and ‘crying shame’ are English collocations.resounding success 和 crying shame 是英语里的两个搭配词组。
[uncountable] the fact of two or more words often being used together, in a way that happens more frequently than would happen by chance（词语的）搭配，连用
- Advanced students need to be aware of the importance of collocation.层次较高的学生需要意识到词语搭配的重要性。
Topics Languagea2

Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin collocatio(n-), from collocare ‘place together’, from col- ‘together’ + locare ‘to place’.

BNC: 18129 COCA: 45349

collocation