vernacular
noun[Cusually singular]
uk/vəˈnæk.jə.lər/us/vɚˈnæk.jə.lɚ/theformof alanguagethat aparticulargroupofspeakersusenaturally,especiallyininformalsituations:
本地话,方言;白话TheSpanishIlearnedatschoolis very different from thelocalvernacular of thisMexicanvillage.我在学校里学的西班牙语与我现在住的这个墨西哥村子里所说的本地方言差别非常大。
ManyRomanCatholicsregretthereplacingof theLatinmassbythevernacular.很多天主教徒认为用方言代替拉丁语做弥撒是件很让人惋惜的事。
architecturespecialized
alocalstylein whichordinaryhousesarebuilt:
For mosthousesconcreteis the vernacular.
We canadaptthehousetypestofitthe vernacular.
art,musicspecialized
dance,music,art, etc. that is in astylelikedorperformedbyordinarypeople:
(艺术的)民间风格The secondmovementhadextremesofrefinedstringsoundandrobustwindplaying,positioninghighartnext to the vernacular.
Forms of languages & specialist dialects
- acrolect
- argot
- basilect
- cant
- colloquialism
- functional
- journalese
- legalese
- lingo
- lingua franca
- metalanguage
- MFL
- oral
- patois
- pidgin
- plain English
- Polari
- rhyming slang
- slang
- tongue
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vernacular
adjective
uk/vəˈnæk.jə.lər/us/vɚˈnæk.jə.lɚ/using theformof alanguagethat aparticulargroupofspeakersusenaturally,especiallyininformalsituations:
Hislivelyvernacularstylegoes down well withyoungerviewers.
Thefolktaleis told in a vernaculardialect.
architecturespecialized
in thelocalstyleofordinaryhouses:
oldstonevernacularbuildings
Wright'sprairiehousesderivedfrom American vernaculartraditions.
art,musicspecialized
in astylethat islikedorperformedbyordinarypeople:
He went on toraisethe vernacularpracticeofanimalpaintingtoextraordinaryheights.
B.B. King was amusicalgeniuswhosoakedup themultipleinfluencesof America's vernacularmusic.
Forms of languages & specialist dialects
- acrolect
- argot
- basilect
- cant
- colloquialism
- functional
- journalese
- legalese
- lingo
- lingua franca
- metalanguage
- MFL
- oral
- patois
- pidgin
- plain English
- Polari
- rhyming slang
- slang
- tongue
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Architecture
The visual arts in general