- [countable]
a group of words whose meaning is different from the meanings of the individual words 习语；成语；惯用语 ‘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。
Synonyms wordwordTopics Languagec1- term
- phrase
- expression
- idiom
- word a single unit of language that means something and can be spoken or written:
Do not write more than 200 words. 写的东西不要超过 200 字。 He uses a lot of long words. 他使用了很多长词。
- term (rather formal
) a word or phrase used as the name of something, especially one connected with a particular type of language: 指词语、术语、措辞： technical/legal/scientific terms 专门／法律／科学用语 ‘Old man’ is a slang term for ‘father’. old man 为俚语，指父亲。
- phrase a group of words that have a particular meaning when used together:
Who coined the phrase ‘fake news’? 谁创造了“假新闻”这个短语？
- expression a word or phrase:
He tends to use a lot of slang expressions that I’ve never heard before. 他往往用许多我以前从未听说过的俚语。
- idiom a group of words whose meaning is different from the meanings of the individual words:
‘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。
- a word/term for something
- a new word/term/phrase/expression
- a technical/colloquial word/term/phrase/expression
- a slang word/term/phrase
- an idiomatic phrase/expression
- to use a(n) word/term/phrase/expression/idiom
- to coin a(n) word/term/phrase/expression
- a(n) word/term/phrase/expression/idiom means something
- [uncountable, countable] (formal)
the kind of language and grammar used by particular people at a particular time or place （某时期或某地区的人的）语言和语法 The friends would sometimes revert to playground idiom. 有时朋友们会再用儿时的语言交谈。
- [uncountable, countable] (formal)
the style of writing, music, art, etc. that is typical of a particular person, group, period or place （写作、音乐、艺术等的）典型风格 the classical/contemporary/popular idiom 古典／当代／通俗风格 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。
Word Originlate 16th cent.: from French idiome, or via late Latin from Greek idiōma ‘private property, peculiar phraseology’, from idiousthai ‘make one's own’, from idios ‘own, private’.