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speak in patois
表示用某种方言说话。
The old fisherman spoke in a thick patois.
老渔夫用浓重的方言说话。
行话；黑话
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
行话；黑话
a characteristic language of a particular group, such as the jargon of thieves
The old fisherman spoke in a thick patois.
老渔夫用浓重的方言说话。
一种地方方言(通常被认为是次标准的),尤其是法语的方言
A regional dialect (usually one considered substandard) of a language (especially French).
特定群体(如盗贼)使用的特色语言
a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves)
在法国使用的各种法语、法普罗旺斯语或奥克语方言
Any of various French, Franco-Provençal or Occitan dialects spoken in France.
一种语言(尤指法语)的地区方言；通常被视为非标准
a regional dialect of a language (especially French); usually considered substandard
The fishermen on the island still speak an old patois that tourists find hard to follow.
岛上的渔民仍然说着一种古老的方言，游客很难听懂。
The teenagers use a street patois that changes so quickly their parents cannot keep up.
这些青少年使用一种变化很快的街头行话，他们的父母跟不上。
Although he grew up in the city, he can understand the rural patois of his grandparents' village.
尽管他在城市长大，但他能听懂祖父母村子里的乡村土语。
表示用某种方言说话。
The old fisherman spoke in a thick patois.
老渔夫用浓重的方言说话。
形容词修饰patois，描述其性质。
They communicated in a local patois.
他们用当地的方言交流。
表示特定群体的方言或行话。
He learned the patois of the thieves.
他学会了窃贼的行话。
及物动词use接patois作宾语。
Many young people use patois in everyday conversation.
许多年轻人在日常对话中使用方言。
Not this
There are many different patoises spoken in the region.
Use this
There are many different patois spoken in the region.
“patois”的单复数形式相同，不加-es构成复数。
Not this
The patois of the village is very different from the standard language.
Use this
The dialect of the village is very different from the standard language.
当指一般地域方言时，应使用“dialect”；“patois”特指特定群体（如盗贼）的行话或非标准语言。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
当地方言
The market traders converse in the local patois.
市场商贩用当地方言交谈。
法语方言
She grew up speaking a French patois in the countryside.
她在乡下长大，说的是一种法语方言。
克里奥尔方言
Many Caribbean islanders speak a Creole patois at home.
许多加勒比岛民在家说一种克里奥尔方言。
盗贼黑话
The novel is full of thieves' patois from nineteenth-century London.
这本小说里满是十九世纪伦敦的盗贼黑话。
讲方言的人
As a fluent patois speaker, she translated for us.
作为能流利讲方言的人，她为我们翻译。
Use patois naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
patois 音似 'pat-wah'，想象村民拍着土墙，说的是当地土话，即“方言、土语”。
语域：formal 常见场景：学术或社会语言学讨论、正式的文化与历史介绍 patois 此处指“地方方言/土语”，尤指被认为非标准的地区语言变体。这个词多用于书面或学术语境，比 dialect 更正式，有时含有“非标准”的隐含评价；日常口语中通常不常用。使用时最好指明具体语言或地区，例如法国方言或加勒比克里奥尔语。
通常指特定群体的方言或行话
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.