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IELTS BNC: 436 COCA: 722

language

noun
 OPAL WOPAL S
/ˈlæŋɡwɪdʒ/
/ˈlæŋɡwɪdʒ/
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    of a country国家

  1.  
     [countable] the system of communication in speech and writing that is used by people of a particular country or area语言
    • the English language英语
    • 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。
    • All the children must learn a foreign language.所有的儿童必须学一门外语。
    • German is my native language. 德语是我的母语。
    • Is English an official language in your country?英语在你们国家是官方语言吗？
    • The novel has been translated into over twenty languages.这部小说已被翻译成二十多种语言。
    • She has a good command of the Spanish language.她精通西班牙语。
    • Good language skills are essential in this job.在这份工作中，良好的语言技能是必不可少的。
    • 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。
    • Why study Latin? It's a dead language (= no longer spoken by anyone).为什么学拉丁语？它是死语言，没人说了。
    see also first language, heritage language, modern language, object language, second language, target language, tone language
    Synonyms languagelanguage
    • vocabulary
    • terms
    • wording
    • terminology
    These are all terms for the words and expressions people use when they speak or write, or for a particular style of speaking or writing.
    • language a particular style of speaking or writing:
      • Give your instructions in everyday language.用通俗的语言发布指令。
      • the language of the legal profession法律专业用语
    • vocabulary all the words that a person knows or uses, or all the words in a particular language; the words that people use when they are talking about a particular subject:
      • to have a wide/​limited vocabulary词汇丰富／有限
      • The word has become part of advertising vocabulary.这个词已经成了广告用语。
    • terms a way of expressing yourself or of saying something:
      • I’ll try to explain in simple terms.我会尽量讲得通俗易懂。
    • wording [usually sing.] the words that are used in a piece of writing or speech, especially when they have been carefully chosen:
      • It was the standard form of wording for a consent letter.这是同意书的标准用词。
    • terminology (rather formal) the set of technical words or expressions used in a particular subject:
      • medical terminology医学术语
      • Scientists are constantly developing new terminologies. 科学家不断发展新的专门用语。
      Literary/​poetic terminology is used for talking about literature or poetry. Literary/​poetic language is used for writing in a literary or poetic style.
    Patterns
    • formal/​informal/​everyday language/​vocabulary/​terms
    • business/​scientific/​technical/​specialized language/​vocabulary/​terminology
    • A word enters the language/​the vocabulary.
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    Extra Examples
    • How many foreign languages does she speak?她会讲几种外语？
    • Most local cinemas show films in the original language, with German subtitles.多数当地影院放映配有德语字幕的原版电影。
    • Portuguese is the national language of Brazil.葡萄牙语是巴西的国语。
    • She grew up in Mexico, so her first language is Spanish.她在墨西哥长大，因此第一语言是西班牙语。
    • Some minority languages are dying out.一些少数民族语言正在消亡。
    • idiomatic expressions that enrich the language使语言更加丰富的习用语
    • manuscripts written in an unknown language以一种未知语言写成的手稿
    • the teaching of English as a second language作为第二语言的英语教学
    • She's got a degree in modern languages.她有现代语言学的学位。
    • She could speak some Chinese, but never studied the written language.她会说一些汉语，但从来没学过书面语。
    Topics Languagea1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • first
    • native
    • foreign
    • …
    verb + language
    • speak
    • know
    • understand
    • …
    language + noun
    • acquisition
    • development
    • learning
    • …
    phrases
    • command of (a) language
    • knowledge of (a) language
    • mastery of (a) language
    • …
    See full entry
    2.

    communication沟通

  2.  
     [uncountable] the use by humans of a system of sounds and words to communicate言语；说话；语言
    • a qualification in language teaching语言教学的资格
    • a study of language acquisition in two-year-olds对两岁儿童语言习得的研究
    • Language is constantly evolving.语言在不断地演变。
    see also artificial language, auxiliary language, natural language, world language
    Extra Examples
    • theories about the origins of language有关语言起源的理论
    • new methods of language learning语言学习的新方法
    • Her command of language is very advanced for a six-year-old.作为一个 6 岁的孩子，她对语言的掌握非常超前。
    Topics Languagea1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • spoken
    • written
    • colloquial
    • …
    verb + language
    • use
    • be couched in
    • be expressed in
    • …
    preposition
    • in…language
    phrases
    • use of language
    See full entry
    3.

    style of speaking/writing口语／书面语的风格

  3.  
     [uncountable] a particular style of speaking or writing某种类型的言语（或语言）
    • spoken/written language口[书面]语
    • literary/poetic language文学／诗歌语言
    • foul language (= words that people may consider offensive)脏话
    • The poem uses distinctly modern language.这首诗使用了明显的现代语言。
    • His strength is that he addresses his readers in plain language.他的长处在于用平实的语言去跟读者讲话。
    • the language of science科学术语
    see also bad language
    Extra Examples
    • Give your instructions in everyday language.用通俗的语言发布指令。
    • They were shouting and using bad/​foul language.他们大喊大叫，还骂脏话。
    • The following programme contains strong language.以下节目含有强烈的语言。
    • people using foul language说脏话的人
    • She reserved her harshest language for those she believed had betrayed her.她把最狠毒的话语留给了她认为背叛了自己的那些人。
    • His letter was couched in very formal language.他的信使用了非常庄重的语言。
    • The writer's use of language reflects the personality of each character.作者通过语言的运用反映了每个角色的性格。
    Topics Languagea1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • spoken
    • written
    • colloquial
    • …
    verb + language
    • use
    • be couched in
    • be expressed in
    • …
    preposition
    • in…language
    phrases
    • use of language
    See full entry
    4.

    movements/symbols/sound动作；符号；声音

  4.  
     [uncountable, countable] a way of expressing ideas and feelings using movements, symbols and sound（用动作、符号和语音来表达思想感情的）表达方式，交际方式
    • the language of mime哑剧的手势语
    • the language of dolphins/bees 海豚／蜜蜂的交流方式
    see also body language, sign language

    5. computing计算机技术

  5.  
     [countable, uncountable] a system of symbols and rules that is used to operate a computer计算机语言
    • a programming language程序设计语言
    see also assembly language, command language, query languageTopics Computersa1
    6. Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French langage, based on Latin lingua ‘tongue’.
Idioms
mind/watch your language
  1. to be careful about what you say in order not to upset or offend somebody谨慎措辞；留神言辞
    • Watch your language, young man!年轻人，注意你的措辞！
    • The referee told the players to mind their language.裁判让队员注意言辞。
speak/talk the same language
  1. to be able to communicate easily with another person because you share similar opinions and experience（因意见和经历相似）能容易地沟通，说得来，有共同语言Topics Opinion and argumentc2
IELTS BNC: 436 COCA: 722
language

noun¹

 1system of communication交際系統ADJECTIVE | VERB + LANGUAGE | LANGUAGE + NOUN | PHRASES ADJECTIVE➤first, native母語；本族語◇She grew up in Mexico, so her first language is Spanish.她在墨西哥長大，因此第一語言是西班牙語。➤foreign, second外語；第二語言◇How many foreign languages does she speak?她會講幾種外語？◇the teaching of English as a second language作為第二語言的英語教學➤original原語◇Most local cinemas show films in the original language, with German subtitles.多數當地影院放映配有德語字幕的原版電影。➤source, target (both technical術語) 源語；目的語▸➤ancient, classical, dead古代語言；古典語言；死語言◇Latin is a dead language.拉丁語是一種死語言。➤modern現代語言▸➤common, shared共同語言▸➤indigenous, local本地／當地語言▸➤official官方語言◇Belgium has two official languages.比利時有兩種官方語言。➤national民族語言◇Portuguese is the national language of Brazil.葡萄牙語是巴西的國語。➤dominant優勢語言▸➤international, universal國際／通用語言▸➤minority少數民族語言◇Some minority languages are dying out.一些少數民族語言正在消亡。➤natural自然語言◇Computers will never be able to understand natural language.計算機永遠不能理解自然語言。➤strange, unknown陌生的／未知的語言◇manuscripts written in an unknown language以一種未知語言寫成的手稿➤computer, programming計算機／編程語言VERB + LANGUAGE➤speak說語言▸➤know, understand懂語言；理解語言▸➤use使用語言▸➤learn, study學習語言➤teach教語言▸➤master掌握語言LANGUAGE + NOUN➤acquisition, development, learning語言習得／發展／學習◇new methods of language learning語言學習的新方法➤course, lesson語言課程；語言課➤skill語言技能➤barrier語言障礙PHRASES➤command of (a) language, knowledge of (a) language, mastery of (a) language語言的掌握／瞭解／精通◇Her command of language is very advanced for a six-year-old.作為一個 6 歲的孩子，她對語言的掌握非常超前。
language

noun²

 2way of using language使用語言的方式ADJECTIVE | VERB + LANGUAGE | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVE➤spoken, written口語；書面語◇She could speak some Chinese, but never studied the written language.她會說一些漢語，但從來沒學過書面語。➤colloquial, everyday, informal口語；日常語言；非正式語言▸➤formal正式語言▸➤expressive, flowery, literary, poetic表現力強的／華麗的／文學／詩歌語言➤figurative, symbolic比喻性用語；象徵性語言➤everyday, plain, simple日常／樸素的／簡單的語言◇His strength is that he addresses his readers in plain language.他的長處在於用平實的語言去跟讀者講話。➤vague含糊的語言▸➤racist, sexist種族主義／性別歧視語言▸➤sign手（勢）語◇Not all deaf people use sign language.並非所有耳聾的人都使用手語。➤body身體語言◇You could tell from his body language that he was very embarrassed.從他的身體語言就可以看得出來他很尷尬。➤legal, technical法律／技術語言➤biblical《聖經》語言➤harsh狠話◇She reserved her harshest language for those she believed had betrayed her.她把最狠毒的話語留給了她認為背叛了自己的那些人。➤bad, colourful/colorful, crude, foul, obscene, offensive, strong, vulgar粗話；髒話；污穢的語言；粗魯的語言；粗俗的語言◇people using foul language說髒話的人VERB + LANGUAGE➤use使用語言▸➤be couched in, be expressed in用語言表達▸➤mind, watch注意言辭◇The referee told the players to mind their language.裁判讓隊員注意言辭。PREPOSITION➤in...language用⋯語言◇His letter was couched in very formal language.他的信使用了非常莊重的語言。PHRASES➤use of language語言的運用◇The writer's use of language reflects the personality of each character.作者通過語言的運用反映了每個角色的性格。

See also: Languages

IELTS BNC: 436 COCA: 722
language noun
⇨ language 1 (sb's first language) ⇨ language 2 (everyday language)language1

noun

 Italian is my first language. 意大利语是我的第一语言。everyday language 日常用语language ♦︎ dialect ♦︎ tongue ♦︎ idiomThese are all words for the different forms of words and speech used by people of a particular country, area or social group. 这些词均表示语言。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to speak in a language / a dialect / a tongue / an idiom◆sb's native language / dialect / tongue◆a local language / dialect◆a strange language / dialect / tongue◆a foreign language / tongue◆to speak / understand / use / learn / study a language / dialect■ language [countable, uncountable] the system of communication in speech and writing that is used by people of a particular country; the use by humans of such a system to communicate （某国的）语言；言语◆Italian is my first language (= the language I learned to speak first as a child).意大利语是我的第一语言。◆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。◆Why study Latin? It's a dead language (= no longer spoken by anyone).为什么学拉丁语呢？这种语言没有人说了。◆ (especially BrE) She's got a degree in modern languages (= languages that are spoken or written now, especially European languages).她有现代语言学的学位。■ dialect ˈdaɪəlekt [countable, uncountable] the form of a language that is spoken in one area, with grammar, words and pronunciation that may be different from other forms of the same language 地方话；土话；方言◆All languages and dialects change over time.所有语言和方言都会随着时间的推移而发生变化。◆She spoke in broad Yorkshire dialect.她操一口浓重的约克郡方言。■ tongue [countable] (formal, literary or old-fashioned) a language 语言；言语◆The market place was full of people speaking many strange tongues.市场里挤满了操着多种陌生语言的人。◆I tried speaking to her in her mother tongue.我试着用她的母语和她交谈。ⓘ The term mother tongue is often used to talk about a person's first language, and is not as formal, and not at all as old-fashioned as the word tongue used by itself or in other combinations. * mother tongue常指母语，不像tongue单独使用或与其他单词组合那样正式和过时。■ idiom [countable, uncountable] (formal) the kind of language and grammar used by particular people at a particular time or place （某时期或某地区特定人群的）语言◆He has produced a classical play in a modern idiom.他用现代语言创作了一部古典戏剧。◆The friends would sometimes revert to playground idiom (= the language that children use together at school).有时朋友们会再用儿时的语言交谈。language2

noun

 Italian is my first language. 意大利语是我的第一语言。everyday language 日常用语language ♦︎ vocabulary ♦︎ terms ♦︎ wording ♦︎ terminology ♦︎ usageThese are all terms for the words and expressions people use when they speak or write, or for a particular style of speaking or writing. 这些词均表示措辞、用语或某种类型的言语。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆in... language / vocabulary / terms / terminology / usage◆formal / informal / everyday language / vocabulary / terms / usage◆simple language / vocabulary / terms◆sophisticated / business / scientific / technical / specialized language / vocabulary / terminology◆to use ... language / vocabulary / terms / wording / terminology◆to be couched in ... language / vocabulary / terms◆A word enters the language / the vocabulary / ...usage...■ language [uncountable] a particular style of speaking or writing （某种类型的）用语，言语◆Give your instructions in everyday language.请用平白的语言发布指令。◆the language of the legal profession法律专业用语◆They were shouting and using bad / foul language.他们大喊大叫，还骂脏话。■ vocabulary [countable, uncountable] all the words that a person knows or uses; all the words in a particular language; the words that people use when they are talking about a particular subject （某人所掌握或使用的）词汇，词汇量；（某语言的）全部词汇；（某学科的）词汇◆to have a wide / limited vocabulary词汇量大／有限◆your active vocabulary (= the words that you use) 你懂得运用的词汇◆your passive vocabulary (= the words that you understand but don't use) 你懂得但不使用的词汇◆Reading will increase your vocabulary.阅读会增加你的词汇量。◆When did the word 'bungalow' first enter the vocabulary?bungalow一词是何时进入英语词汇的？◆The word has become part of advertising vocabulary.这个词已经成为广告用语。■ terms [plural] a way of expressing yourself or of saying sth 表达方式；措辞；说法◆I'll try to explain in simple terms.我会尽量讲得通俗易懂。◆She spoke of you in glowing terms (= expressing her admiration of you).她对你赞誉有加。◆ (rather formal) We wish to protest in the strongest possible terms (= to say that we are very angry).我们想尽可能以最强硬的措辞来抗议。  see also term ⇨ word ■ wording [uncountable, countable, usually singular] the words that are used in a piece of writing or speech, especially when they have been carefully chosen （尤指经过谨慎选择的）措辞，用词◆It was the standard form of wording for a consent letter.这是同意书的标准措辞形式。◆What was the exact wording of the message?这条信息的原话是什么？   see also word ⇨ word ■ terminology ˌtɜːmɪˈnɒlədʒi; NAmE ˌtɜːrməˈnɑːlədʒi [uncountable, countable] (rather formal) the set of technical words or expressions used in a particular subject; words used with particular meanings （某学科的）术语；专门用语◆The article avoids using too much medical terminology.这篇文章避免使用过多的医学术语。◆Scientists are constantly developing new terminologies.科学家不断开发新的术语。ⓘ Literary/poetic terminology is used for talking about literature or poetry. Literary/poetic language is used for writing in a literary or poetic style. * literary/poetic terminology指文学或诗歌评论用的术语，literary/poetic language指文学或诗歌创作用的语言。■ usage ˈjuːsɪdʒ, ˈjuːzɪdʒ [uncountable, countable] the way in which words are used in a language, and the meanings they have when people use them （词语的）用法，惯用法，惯用义◆It's not a word in common usage.这不是一个常用词。◆The dictionary focuses on the more usual words of the language and avoids rare usages of these words.这本词典主要收录该语言的常用词汇，而且避过了这些词汇的生僻用法。
IELTS BNC: 436 COCA: 722

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