idiom 详细解释
idiom
['idiəm]
n.成语, 惯用语, 方言, 风格, 特色
n.
1. 惯用语; 成语; 习惯语[C]
To pull one's leg is an idiom.
"to pull one's leg"(同某人开玩笑)是惯用语。
2. 方言, 土话; (个人特有)用语[C]
He spoke in the idiom of the New England countryside.
他讲新英格兰乡下的方言。
3. (某一)语言的习惯用法; (某一)语言的特性[U][C]
She reads with a sharp eye for idiom.
她阅读时以敏锐的目光审视语言的习惯用法。
4. (在音乐、美术等方面所表现的)风格, 特色[C][U]
the idiom of modern popular music
现代通俗音乐的风格
词形变化
名词复数：idioms
词义辨析
同义参见:
英英释义
名词 idiom:
a manner of speaking that is natural to native speakers of a language
同义词：parlance
the usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people
the style of a particular artist or school or movement
同义词：artistic style
an expression whose meanings cannot be inferred from the meanings of the words that make it up
同义词：idiomatic expression, phrasal idiom, set phrase, phrase
补充
idiomidiom英:[ˈidiəm] 美:[ˈɪdiəm]n.1.习语, 成语Every language has its own idioms.每种语言都有自己的习语。2.(在语言等方面所表现的)风格, 特色I like the idiom of modern popular music.我喜欢现代流行音乐的风格。It was an old building in the local idiom.这是一座具有当地特色的古建筑。例句
1. Proverbs and idioms may become worn with over-use.谚语和习语可能会因为过度使用而成为陈词滥调。 2. And nothing was so irritating as the confident way he used archaic idiom.再没有什么比他使用古词古语时那自负的样子更令人讨厌的了。 3. her command of the Chinese idiom她对汉语方言的掌握 4. a church in the idiom of the thirteenth century一座13世纪风格的教堂 5. It was an old building in the local idiom.它是一幢具有地方特色的老建筑。 6. Paul McCartney was keen to write music in a classical idiom, rather than just a pop one.保罗•麦卡特尼不光喜欢创作流行音乐, 还热衷于编写古典风格的曲子。 7. he had a feeling for phrase and idiom.他喜欢使用短语和习语。 8. they were both working in a neo-Impressionist idiom.他们两人工作都运用新印象派术语。 9. The idiom ‘bring sth home to sb’ means ‘make sb understand sth’.bring sth home to sb这个习语的意思是“使人明白某事物”。 10. "The expression “give way,” meaning “retreat,” is an idiom."*give way是惯用语，意思是“后退”。 11. a poet's idiom诗人的风格 12. rock and roll and other musical idioms揺滚乐和其他音乐风格 13. a feature of modern jazz idiom现代爵士乐风格的特点 14. an idiomatic expression/phrase [=an expression/phrase that is an idiom]惯用表达/短语 15. a use of language that is not idiomatic [=that does not sound natural or correct]不地道的语言用法 16. That phrase is idiomatically acceptable/correct.那种说法符合常见的语言习惯。