dialectal
UK/,daiə'lektəl/US/daiә'lektәl/
C1
Definitions
adj.
Relating to or typical of a dialect
方言的；具有方言特色的
Root Breakdown
Root-deriveddialectthrough, across
+
-alchoose, pick, read, gather
=dialectal
Adjective of dialect. Dialect comes from Greek dialektos (dia- 'across' + legein 'to speak') — the speech of a community. This leg is Greek legein 'speak/gather,' the Greek cousin of Latin legere.
Example Sentences
- 1.
The word shows clear dialectal variation across the region.