[C]習(xí)語,成語 a group of words with a special meaning
[U](在語言等方面所表現(xiàn)的)風(fēng)格,特色 use of language peculiar to a period or an individual
英語翻譯
Noun:
a manner of speaking that is natural to native speakers of a language
the usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people;
\\\"the immigrants spoke an odd dialect of English\\\"
\\\"he has a strong German accent\\\"
\\\"it has been said that a language is a dialect with an army and navy\\\"
the style of a particular artist or school or movement;
\\\"an imaginative orchestral idiom\\\"
an expression whose meanings cannot be inferred from the meanings of the words that make it up
造句
用作名詞(n.)
This idiom cannot be translated literally. 這個(gè)成語無法照字面翻譯。
From that story comes the idiom \\\"Draw a snake and add feet to it\\\". “畫蛇添足”這個(gè)成語就是從這個(gè)故事來的。
\\\"Let the cat out of the bag\\\" is an idiom meaning to tell a secret by mistake. “讓貓從袋子里跑出來”是慣用語，意思是無意中泄露秘密。
He spoke in the idiom of the New England countryside. 他講新英格蘭鄉(xiāng)下的方言。
I like the idiom of modern popular music. 我喜歡現(xiàn)代流行音樂的風(fēng)格。
It was an old building in the local idiom. 這是一座具有當(dāng)?shù)靥厣墓沤ㄖ?/li>
常用短語
The writings of Glauber, which were translated into the English Idiom.
出自：R. Godfrey
On the spot I read..the classics of the Tuscan idiom.