vernacular

英 [vəˈnækjələ(r)]

美 [vərˈnækjələr]

n.  方言; 土语; (建筑的)民间风格
adj.  白话的; 方言的; 本国语的; 本国的

复数：vernaculars　

GREIELTSTEM8

BNC.16686 / COCA.16371

牛津词典

noun

• 方言；土语
  the language spoken in a particular area or by a particular group, especially one that is not the official or written language
• （建筑的）民间风格
  a style of architecture concerned with ordinary houses rather than large public buildings

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 方言;土语;地方话
  The vernacularis the language or dialect that is most widely spoken by ordinary people in a region or country.
  1. ...books or plays written in the vernacular...
     用方言写就的书或戏剧
  2. To use the vernacular of the period, Peter was square...
     用那时的土话讲，彼得是个老古板。
  3. Most of these new sermons were recorded in literary Sanskrit rather than in vernacular language.
     这些新的布道稿本大部分是用书面梵语而不是方言记载的。
• ADJ （建筑）民间风格的
  Vernaculararchitecture is the style of architecture in which ordinary people's houses are built in a particular region.
  1. ...the island's vernacular architecture.
     岛上具有当地风格的建筑
  2. ...the untouched vernacular buildings in superb limestone.
     用上乘石灰石建造的原汁原味的民间建筑

英英释义

noun

• the everyday speech of the people (as distinguished from literary language)
• a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves)
  1. they don't speak our lingo
  Synonym:slangcantjargonlingoargotpatois

adj

• being or characteristic of or appropriate to everyday language
  1. common parlance
  2. a vernacular term
  3. vernacular speakers
  4. the vulgar tongue of the masses
  5. the technical and vulgar names for an animal species
  Synonym:commonvulgar

双语例句

• The major cultural achievements were the development of drama and the novel and the increased use of the written vernacular.
  另外，主要的文化成就是发展的戏剧和小说，并增加使用书面白话。
• Feng Menglong was the first editor, researcher and theorist of vernacular literature in China.
  冯梦龙是中国第一位通俗文学的编辑家、研究家与理论家。
• Unfortunately, the don 't-mode-me-in principle has become an unquestioned part of our design vernacular.
  不幸的是，不要让我陷入模态的原则已成为我们设计术语中无可争议的一部分。
• The traditional Chinese vernacular architecture is an epitome of Chinese traditional culture.
  中国传统民居建筑可谓中国传统文化的缩影。
• Paraphrase the ancient Chinese prose in vernacular language.
  把这篇古文译成白话文。
• This new vernacular provides a framework for understanding the intentions of both companies with respect to Web service technologies.
  就Web服务技术而言，这个新的术语集为理解这两家公司的意图提供了一个框架。
• Aim To research the unique development method of vernacular dwelling of Guanzhong region for the modern society.
  目的探求关中民居从历史传统中走出富有特色的发展道路。
• Fictions criticism in Ming Dynasty mainly includes classical fiction criticism and popular fiction criticism relating mostly with vernacular ones.
  明代小说《列国志传》的创作与批评研究明代的小说批评，主要包括文言小说批评和通俗小说（白话小说为主体）评。
• Laude are the most important form of vernacular sacred song in Italy in the late medieval era and Renaissance.
  意大利中世纪晚期和文艺复兴时期以本国语言唱诵的圣歌。
• Yes, till modern history, modern vernacular Chinese is popular.
  是啊，到了近现代就是白话文了。