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a localism
localism 是可数名词，指某一地方特有的词、短语或发音。
That expression is a localism.
那个说法是一种地方用语。
方言词；地方语
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方言词；地方语
a phrase or pronunciation that is peculiar to a particular locality
That expression is a localism.
那个说法是一种地方用语。
对某一地方(尤指家乡)的依恋或偏好；强调地方现象的情感、观点或政策；此类实例。
Attachment to or preference for a particular local place, especially the place where one lives; hence, feelings, opinions, or policies which emphasize or focus on local phenomena; (countable) an instance of this.
具有地方特色的事物。
A thing which is characteristic of a particular local place.
仅见于某地的语言特征(如词语或短语)。
A linguistic feature such as a word or phrase that is unique to a locality.
通过运动和位置(有时抽象)来理解语言表达的方法；例如饥饿者被认为处于抽象‘饥饿空间’中。
An approach to understanding linguistic expressions in terms of movement and position (sometimes abstract; for example, one who is hungry is said to be in a notional "space" of hunger).
The guidebook listed several localisms that visitors often mispronounce.
旅游指南列出了几个游客经常发错音的地方用语。
He explained the localism to us, since we had never heard that expression before.
他向我们解释了这个方言词，因为我们以前从未听过那种说法。
In that village, every localism has a story behind it.
在那个村庄，每个地方特有说法背后都有故事。
localism 是可数名词，指某一地方特有的词、短语或发音。
That expression is a localism.
那个说法是一种地方用语。
peculiar to 表示“为……所特有”，常用于说明某个词或发音的地理来源。
This word is a localism peculiar to the island.
这个词是该岛特有的地方用语。
也可用复数 localisms 泛指某地区的所有地方用语。
There are many localisms in this area.
这个地区有许多地方用语。
Not this
The dictionary lists many localism from the region.
Use this
The dictionary lists many localisms from the region.
localism 是可数名词，意为“方言词/地方特有说法”，前面有 many 时须用复数 localisms。汉语名词没有单复数变化，因此易漏加 -s。
Not this
The localism food is very popular.
Use this
The local food is very popular.
localism 是名词，不能用作定语修饰后面的名词；表示“地方的”应使用形容词 local。这里要表达“本地食物”，所以应把 localism 换成 local。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
使用方言词
She likes to use localisms when she writes about rural life.
她写乡村生活时喜欢使用方言词。
学会方言词
It took me months to pick up the localisms of the village.
我花了几个月才学会这个村庄的方言词。
解释方言词
Can you explain that localism to me?
你能给我解释一下那个方言词吗？
充满方言词
His speech is full of localisms I don't understand.
他说话满是我不懂的方言词。
Use localism naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
联想 local（地方）+ ism（特色/主义）：指某地独有的土话或发音，可想象“老乡才懂的口头禅”。
语域：neutral 常见场景：dialect studies、linguistics 该词指某个地区特有的说法或读音，通常为中性用法，多用于语言学或方言研究等语境。
指某一地方特有的短语或发音。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.