patois 详细解释

patois

['pætwɑ:]

n.方言, 土语,行话

词形变化

名词复数: patois |

词义辨析

同义参见:

vocabulary  dialect  speech  

英英释义

名词 patois:

a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves)

同义词:slang, cant, jargon, lingo, argot, vernacular

a regional dialect of a language (especially French); usually considered substandard

补充

patoispatois英:[ˈpætwɑ:] 美:[ˈpætˌwɑ, pæˈtwɑ]n.1.方言,行话

例句

1. In France patois was spoken in rural, less developed regions.在欠发达的法国农村, 人们说土语。 2. the nurse talked to me in a patois that even Italians would have had difficulty in understanding.那个护士和我说话所用的方言即便是意大利人也很难听懂。 3. the raunchy patois of inner-city kids.内城年轻人淫秽的圈内用语。 4. the local patois [=dialect]当地方言