单词 | language |
释义 | language language // noun
BODY LANGUAGE, COMPUTER LANGUAGE, PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE
1 [C] the system of communication in speech and writing that is used by people of a particular country: the Japanese language This manual is available in five different languages. good/poor language skills South Africa has 11 official languages. My first/native language (= the one learned while growing up) is German.
❖ to learn/speak/understand/use a language ◆ to translate sth into a language
2 [U] a particular style of speaking or writing: scientific/technical language the language of business/law When presenting, you need to speak the language of your audience (= communicate in a style they are familiar with).
❖ to understand/use language
3 (IT ) [C,U] a system of symbols and rules that is used to operate a computer: Web pages are written in HTML. ⇨ COBOL, HTML
❖ to learn/use/write (a) language ◆ to write sth in (a) language
IDIOMS
speak/talk the same language to be able to communicate easily with another person because you share similar experience or knowledge: Our production and IT people don't speak the same language. |
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