(一般作 the vernacular)the language or dialect spoken by the ordinary people in a particular country or region 本国语;本地话;方言 he wrote in the vernacular to reach a larger audience. 为了赢得更多的读者,他用本地话写作。 ■[with adj. or noun modifier](informal)the terminology used by people belonging to a specified group or engaging in a specialized activity (非正式)行话;术语 [mass noun]gardening vernacular. 园艺术语。
[mass noun]architecture concerned with domestic and functional rather than monumental buildings (建筑)民间风格 buildings in which Gothic merged into farmhouse vernacular. 哥特式风格与农舍风格相融合的建筑。
adjective
(of language) spoken as one's mother tongue; not learned or imposed as a second language (语言)作为母语的;本国语的;本地话的;方言的 ■(of speech or written works) using such a language (话语或书面作品)用本国语的;用本地话的;用方言的 vernacular literature. 用本地话创作的文学。
(of architecture) concerned with domestic and functional rather than monumental buildings (建筑)民间风格的