idiom

英 [ˈɪdiəm]

美 [ˈɪdiəm]

n.  习语; 成语; 惯用语; (某时期或某地区的人的)语言和语法; (写作、音乐、艺术等的)典型风格

复数：idioms　

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牛津词典

noun

• 习语；成语；惯用语
  a group of words whose meaning is different from the meanings of the individual words
  1. ‘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。
• （某时期或某地区的人的）语言和语法
  the kind of language and grammar used by particular people at a particular time or place
• （写作、音乐、艺术等的）典型风格
  the style of writing, music, art, etc. that is typical of a particular person, group, period or place
  1. the classical/contemporary/popular idiom
     古典 / 当代 / 通俗风格

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT (音乐、舞蹈、建筑的)风格，特色
  A particularidiomis a particular style of something such as music, dance, or architecture.
  1. McCartney was also keen to write in a classical idiom, rather than a pop one...
     麦卡特尼也热衷于古典风格而不是通俗风格的创作。
  2. It was an old building in the local idiom.
     那是一座具有当地风格的古建筑。
• N-COUNT 习语;成语
  Anidiomis a group of words which have a different meaning when used together from the one they would have if you took the meaning of each word separately.
  1. Proverbs and idioms may become worn with overuse...
     谚语和习语会由于使用过多而变得俗套。
  2. She is, in fact, a perfect illustration of the French idiom 'to be comfortable in one's own skin.'
     实际上，她很好地诠释了“欣然接纳自我”这一法语习语的意思。
• N-UNCOUNT 方言;土语
  Idiomof a particular kind is the language that people use at a particular time or in a particular place.
  1. And nothing was so irritating as the confident way he used archaic idiom.
     没什么比他使用过时的方言时那种自负的神态更气人的了。
  2. ...her command of the Chinese idiom.
     她对汉语方言的掌握

英英释义

noun

• the style of a particular artist or school or movement
  1. an imaginative orchestral idiom
  Synonym:artistic style
• a manner of speaking that is natural to native speakers of a language
  Synonym:parlance
• an expression whose meanings cannot be inferred from the meanings of the words that make it up
  Synonym:idiomatic expressionphrasal idiomset phrasephrase
• the usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people
  1. the immigrants spoke an odd dialect of English
  2. he has a strong German accent
  3. it has been said that a language is a dialect with an army and navy
  Synonym:dialectaccent

双语例句

• This idiom is used to mean that one has exhausted one's skills.
  这个成语比喻仅有的一点儿本事也用完了，再没有别的办法了。
• This idiom baffles me.
  这个成语把我搞胡涂了。
• English idiom; semantic unity; structural stability; lexical approach; recycle;
  英语习语；语义统一性；结构固定性；词汇教学法；循环法；
• She is, in fact, a perfect illustration of the French idiom 'to be comfortable in one's own skin.'
  实际上，她很好地诠释了“欣然接纳自我”这一法语习语的意思。
• Proverbs and idioms may become worn with overuse
  谚语和习语会由于使用过多而变得俗套。
• And nothing was so irritating as the confident way he used archaic idiom.
  没什么比他使用过时的方言时那种自负的神态更气人的了。
• An idiom is a phrase or saying that has a deep meaning.
  成语就是一个短语或俗语，它含有很深的意义。
• It was an old building in the local idiom.
  那是一座具有当地风格的古建筑。
• It is an idiom.
  这可是一个成语。
• It's an idiom that people can recognise as peculiarly english.
  这是一个人们可以认出只有英语中才有的成语。