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vernacular

英 [və'nækjʊlə] 美[vɚ'nækjəlɚ]
  • adj. 本国的;地方的;用本地语写成的
  • n. 本地话,方言;动植物的俗名

英英释意


1. a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves);
"they don't speak our lingo"
2. the everyday speech of the people (as distinguished from literary language)