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argot of [group]
表示特定群体的行话，常用of引出群体。
The argot of street musicians is hard to understand.
街头音乐家的行话很难懂。
行话；黑话；俚语
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行话；黑话；俚语
the special words and phrases used by a particular group, especially one that wants to keep things secret
The argot of street musicians is hard to understand.
街头音乐家的行话很难懂。
小偷、流浪汉和无业游民特有的秘密语言或惯用俚语
A secret language or conventional slang peculiar to thieves, tramps and vagabonds.
阿尔戈斯的居民。
An inhabitant or resident of Argos.
某一特定群体(如窃贼)使用的特色语言
a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves)
在特定领域中具有特殊技能的人之间使用的专业非正式词汇和术语
The specialized informal vocabulary and terminology used between people with special skill in a field, such as between doctors, mathematicians or hackers.
The detective understood the thieves' argot perfectly, which helped him solve the case.
侦探完全理解小偷的行话，这帮助他破了案。
Learning the argot of the tech industry takes time, but it's useful for daily meetings.
学习科技行业的行话需要时间，但对日常会议很有用。
Teenagers often create their own argot to communicate without adults understanding.
青少年常创造自己的隐语，以便在成年人听不懂的情况下交流。
表示特定群体的行话，常用of引出群体。
The argot of street musicians is hard to understand.
街头音乐家的行话很难懂。
in ... argot 表示'在……的行话中'，形容词说明领域。
In theatrical argot, 'break a leg' means good luck.
在戏剧界的行话中，'break a leg' 意思是祝好运。
use argot 表示'使用行话'，但注意 argot 更侧重特定群体的隐语。
Teenagers often use argot to exclude adults.
青少年常常使用俚语来排斥成年人。
argot for 表示'关于……的行话'。
There is an argot for computer hackers.
电脑黑客有一套行话。
Not this
He knows many argots from different gangs.
Use this
He knows many forms of argot from different gangs.
argot 通常作不可数名词，指某一群体的行话整体；表示多种行话时需用 'forms of argot' 或 'types of argot'，而非直接加复数 -s。
Not this
The argot of teenagers is full of new words.
Use this
The slang of teenagers is full of new words.
argot 特指特定（常为秘密或边缘）群体的行话，如黑话；而青少年普遍使用的非正式语言更常用 slang，argot 不用于此义。
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常与of连用，指特定群体的行话
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