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colloquial

🇬🇧 UK/kә'lәukwiәl/🇺🇸 US
TOEFLGREC2

Definitions

adj.

Characteristic of informal everyday speech or writing, rather than formal language.

口语的,会话的,非正式的

n.

A colloquial word or expression.

口语词,口语表达

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
coltogether, with
+
loquspeak, talk
+
iconnector
+
alrelating to, having the nature of
=colloquial

Common Collocations

  • 1.colloquial language口语表达
  • 2.colloquial usage口语用法

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The word 'ain't' is considered colloquial and is avoided in formal writing.

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