Idiom
[ 'ɪdɪəm ]
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n. 习语，成语;方言，土语;（语言）风格;惯用语法;
💡 词根助记
idio特殊的，专有的+m→ 特殊的语言、专用的语言→惯用语，方言，习语，成语
📝 例句
He spoke in the idiom of the New England countryside.
他讲新英格兰乡下的方言。
To pull one's leg is an idiom.
"to pull one's leg"(同某人开玩笑)是惯用语。
The little play was sprinkled with humour and local idiom.
这个短剧很幽默风趣，用了本地方言。
To drop off is an idiom which means to fall asleep.To drop off
To drop off是成语，意思是睡着了。
It was an idiom he'd caught from Carol Goldsmith.
这是他从卡洛尔·戈德史密斯那儿学来的一句口头禅。
🌱 联想助记
【记】※ I-我,di-拼音“弟”,om-拼音“奥妙”:我弟弟懂得成语的奥妙
※ I-我,di-拼音“地”,om-拼音“奥妙”:我懂得各地方言的奥妙
※ 谐音“遗典目”:遗留下来的典故和条目,成语和习语就是遗留下来的典故和条目
✅ 同义词
📖 牛津释义
idiom
n
1 [C] phrase or sentence whose meaning is not clear from the meaning of its individual words and which must be learnt as a whole unit 习语; 成语; 惯用语, 如 give way, a change of heart, be hard put to it
The English language has many idioms. 英语有很多惯用语.
2 [U]
(a) language or dialect of a people or country某民族或某国家之语言或方言
the French idiom 法语.
(b) use of language that is typical of or natural to speakers of a particular language （操某语言者典型的或自然的）语言用法.
(c) use of language peculiar to a period or an individual （某时期或某人特有的）语言用法
Shakespeare's idiom 莎士比亚的语言风格.
🎯 考研助记
“一地亩”（谐音）：只能在一地说的－－方言
🔁 扩展释义
*['idiәm]n. 习语, 成语, 惯用语法, 方言
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Now that they could ride horses, it became easier to hunt the bison, a type of cattle which used to exist in huge numbers on the plains of America.
当他们从一个营地搬到另一个营地去的时候，他们就可以利用这些野马来运载货物。既然土著人会骑马了，猎取野牛也就容易了。这种野牛以前是成群结队地生活在美洲平原上的。
Here was a seven-year-old girl who at the age of 19 months had become deaf and blind.
一个7岁的女孩，出生19个月后就得了聋盲症。
The sides of the deer were coloured with a reddish-brown paint.
鹿的四周用一种淡棕带红的颜色勾勒。