vernacular
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++ver·nac·u·lar /vəˈnækjələ $ vərˈnækjələr/ noun [countable usually singular] 1 SLLa form of a language that ordinary people use, especially one that is not the official language 〔尤指非官方语言的〕本国语，本地语，土话，方言in the vernacular Galileo wrote in the vernacular to reach a larger audience. 为了让更多读者看懂，伽利略用本国语言写作。 He lapsed into the local vernacular (=language spoken in a particular area). 他说着说着就讲起了地方土话。2. a style of building, music, art etc that is suitable for ordinary people 〔建筑、音乐、艺术等的〕民间风格 —vernacular adjective vernacular American speech 美国方言 vernacular architecture 民间风格的建筑
Examples from the Corpus
vernacular• Thus, the potential for this kind of reversal is always likely to be present in vernaculars.• It is bad when the inevitable exclusiveness of vernacular becomes the reason for using it.• And there may be preferred slinging techniques, attendant rituals and even a subcultural vernacular associated with the activity.• In many cases this is quite unlike the vernacular of the parents' country or countries.in the vernacular• And literacy, at least in the vernacular, could certainly be acquired without the aid of schooling.• He spoke with many pauses so that the translator at his right could convey the message in the vernacular.• This liturgical pattern was also repeated in the vernacular literature produced by the Franciscans and aimed at stimulating lay piety.• Hymns were sung in the vernacular, ecclesiastical corruption and the worship of images were renounced.• I grew up on the streets and am well-versed in the vernacular Talkshitonics.• It never, however, approved the celebration of the Mass wholly in the vernacular, Eucharistic prayer and all.• As with Galileo, he wrote in the vernacular to reach a larger audience.Origin vernacular (1600-1700) Latin vernaculus “born in a place”, from verna “slave born in his or her owner's house”ver·nac·u·lar nounChineseSyllable
language form that of a Corpus use, a people ordinary
vernacular
ver‧nac‧u‧lar /vəˈnækjələ, vəˈnækjʊlə $ vərˈnækjələr/
noun [countable usually singular]
in the vernacular
Galileo wrote in the vernacular to reach a larger audience.
He lapsed into the local vernacular (=language spoken in a particular area).
2. a style of building, music, art etc that is suitable for ordinary people
—vernacular adjective:
vernacular American speech
vernacular architecture
ver‧nac‧u‧lar /vəˈnækjələ, vəˈnækjʊlə $ vərˈnækjələr/
noun [countable usually singular] Date: 1600-1700
Language: Latin
Origin: vernaculus 'born in a place', from verna 'slave born in his or her owner's house'
1. a form of a language that ordinary people use, especially one that is not the official languageLanguage: Latin
Origin: vernaculus 'born in a place', from verna 'slave born in his or her owner's house'
in the vernacular
2. a style of building, music, art etc that is suitable for ordinary people
—vernacular adjective:
usually