Word · Frequency #16686
vernacular
日常语言的；白话的
relating to everyday language rather than formal, literary, liturgical, or scientific idiom
- 1.
Of or pertaining to everyday language, as opposed to standard, literary, liturgical, or scientific idiom.
与日常语言有关的,而非标准、文学、宗教或科学用语。
- 2.
Belonging to the country of one's birth; one's own by birth or by nature.
属于出生国的；与生俱来的。
- 3.
Of or related to local building materials and styles; not imported.
与当地建筑材料和风格有关的；非进口的。
- 4.
being or characteristic of or appropriate to everyday language
属于或适合日常语言的
- 5.
Connected to a collective memory; not imported.
与集体记忆相关的；非进口的。
- 6.
Not attempting to use the rules of a taxonomic code, especially, not using scientific Latin.
不试图使用分类学代码规则,尤其是不使用科学拉丁语。
本国的；本土的；天生的；地方建筑风格的；采用本地材料的；与集体记忆相关的；本土的；非科学拉丁语命名的；不符合分类学规范的；与日常语言有关的,而非标准、文学、宗教或科学用语。
In use
The guide translated the old poem into vernacular English for the tourists.
The town's vernacular houses are built with local stone and timber.
Many vernacular expressions are disappearing as younger people move to cities.
a vernacular term
vernacular speakers
Connections
Collocations
- vernacular language
- 本地语言；日常用语
- The novel was written in the vernacular language of 19th-century London.这部小说是用19世纪伦敦的日常语言写成的。
- vernacular architecture
- 乡土建筑；地方特色建筑
- The village preserves vernacular architecture built from local stone and timber.这个村庄保留了用当地石材和木材建造的乡土建筑。
- vernacular name
- 俗称；本地名称（非学名）
- The plant's vernacular name differs from one region to another.这种植物的俗称因地区而异。
- vernacular literature
- 白话文学；方言文学
- Dante's works helped establish vernacular literature in Italy.但丁的作品推动了意大利白话文学的确立。
- vernacular style
- 本土风格；民间风格
- The chapel was rebuilt in a vernacular style with a steep tiled roof.这座小教堂以带陡峭瓦屋顶的本土风格重建。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想 'verna' 像 '本地人'，'cular' 像 'call'（说），记住 vernacular 是本地老百姓说的话。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：linguistics、academic writing 该词为正式用语，通常出现在语言学或学术写作中，用于描述与日常语言相关的事物；日常口语中较少使用。
Grammar Note
常用来描述语言或表达方式，表示日常的、口语化的。
Pronunciation & Spelling
与 vernacular /vɝˈnækjəlɚ/ 真正押韵的是 spectacular /spɛkˈtækjəlɚ/ 和 oracular /ɔːˈrækjəlɚ/，三者重读音节均为 /æk/ 且后接 /jəlɚ/。particular、molecular、secular、regular 虽也以 -ular 结尾，但重音元音不同（/ɪ/, /ɛ/, /ɛ/, /ɛ/），发音与 vernacular 并不押韵。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.