dialect

dialect
[ˈdʌɪəlɛkt]
noun
  1. a particular form of a language which is peculiar to a specific region or social group
    (特定地区或社会群体的)方言,土话,特有用语
    this novel is written in the dialect of Trinidad.
    这部小说是用特立尼达岛方言写成的。
    ■(Computing)a particular version of a programming language
    (计算机)方言
派生
dialectal
[-ˈlɛkt(ə)l]
adjective
语源
  1. mid 16th cent. (denoting the art of investigating the truth of opinions): from French dialecte, or via Latin from Greek dialektos 'discourse, way of speaking', from dialegesthai 'converse with' (see dialogue)
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