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linguistics 语言学 the way that words and phrases are put together to form sentences in a language; the rules of grammar for this 句法；句法规则 - (
computing 计算机 the rules that state how words and phrases must be used in a computer language 语法；句法；语构 The instructions were not carried out because of a syntax error. 由于语法错误，指令没有执行。
Word Originlate 16th cent.: from French syntaxe, or via late Latin from Greek suntaxis, from sun- ‘together’ + tassein ‘arrange’.