grammar

noun

/ˈɡræmə(r)/

/ˈɡræmər/

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[uncountable] the rules in a language for changing the form of words and joining them into sentences语法；文法
- the basic rules of grammar基本语法规则
- the complexities of English grammar英语语法的复杂性
see also functional grammar, generative grammar, transformational grammar, universal grammar
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- case
- conjugate
- gender
- grammar
- inflect
- noun
- part of speech
- singular
- subject
- tense
Topics Languageb2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- correct
- good
- bad
- …
verb + grammar
- correct
- teach
- learn
- …
grammar + noun
- rules
phrases
- the rules of grammar
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[uncountable] a person’s knowledge and use of a language（人的）语言知识及运用能力
- His grammar is appalling.他运用语言的能力糟透了。
- bad grammar极差的语言运用能力
Extra Examples
- People were too polite to correct my grammar when I spoke German.人们太客气了，没有纠正我讲德语时的语法错误。
- Spelling and good grammar are both very important.拼写和语法正确都很重要。
Topics Languageb2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- correct
- good
- bad
- …
verb + grammar
- correct
- teach
- learn
- …
grammar + noun
- rules
phrases
- the rules of grammar
See full entry
[countable] a book containing a description of the rules of a language语法书
- a French grammar法语语法书
Topics Languageb2

Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French gramaire, via Latin from Greek grammatikē (tekhnē) ‘(art) of letters’, from gramma, grammat- ‘letter of the alphabet, thing written’.