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    idiolect

    Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
    Related topics: Linguistics
    id·i·o·lect /ˈɪdiəlekt/ noun [countable, uncountable] technical  SLthe way in which a particular person uses language 个人言语方式，个人语型 → dialect
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    idiolect• Such a personal dialect or variety is usually termed an idiolect.    Origin idiolect (1900-2000) idio- “own, personal” (from Greek, from idios; → IDIOT) + -lect (as in dialect)
    id·i·o·lect nounChineseSyllable
    person the in Corpus way a language which uses particular


    idiolect
    id‧i‧o‧lect /ˈɪdiəlekt/ noun [uncountable and countable] technical
     Date: 1900-2000
     Origin: idio- 'own, personal' (from Greek, from idios; ⇨ idiot) + -lect (as in dialect)
    the way in which a particular person uses language
    ⇨ dialect


    idio·lectBrE /ˈɪdiəlekt/ 🔊NAmE /ˈɪdiəlekt/ 🔊 noun [countable, uncountable] (linguistics 语言学) the way that a particular person uses language 个人语型；个人言语方式  ➡  compare dialect