| 单词 | dead language |
| 释义 | dead language noun[C] uk/ˌded ˈlæŋ.ɡwɪdʒ/us/ˌded ˈlæŋ.ɡwɪdʒ/alanguagethat is nolongerspokenby anyone astheirmainlanguage: 死语，死语言（不再有人以之作为母语的语言）Latinis adeadlanguage.拉丁语是一种已经死亡的语言。 Forms of languages & specialist dialects
dead language| American Dictionarydead language noun[C] us/ˈded ˈlæŋ·ɡwɪdʒ/a language that is nolongerused forordinarycommunication: Latinis a dead language. Examplesofdead languagedead language Farrell returns to the "deadlanguage" issue in chap. 4, where his discussion is much more satisfying. From theCambridge English Corpus Doron's paper is a nice example of how considering data from adeadlanguagecan help shed light on a question that is raised by the study of contemporary languages. From theCambridge English Corpus It is easy to be misled by the phrasedeadlanguage. From theCambridge English Corpus Studying the grammar of adeadlanguagemeans reconstructing it from incomplete evidence. From theCambridge English Corpus All that remains then is a novel that is a monument to/ofdeadlanguage, where the content is disregarded in favor of the form. From theCambridge English Corpus Such nuances of phonetic detail, in any event entirely too speculative for the study of adeadlanguage, seem only to have obscured whatever major generalizations might have been found. From theCambridge English Corpus But it has been suggested that somedeadlanguagemight be revived, with an artificial extension of its vocabulary to meet modern needs. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The teaching was virtually identical for all three languages; they were all taught as adeadlanguage. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 They write their prescriptions in adeadlanguageand an undecipherable scribble to mystify ordinary common folk. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Government is an art so old that many of its principles are clothed in adeadlanguage. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 They both wrap themselves up in adeadlanguage. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I hope that in the early stages of his speech his use ofdeadlanguagewas no indication of his thoughts for the future of the industry. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 He exhibited an uncommon proficiency in literature and sciences; he composed poetry, often breaking into verse in adeadlanguagein his diaries. From Wikipedia  This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.In contrast to an extinct language, which no longer has any speakers, adeadlanguagemay remain in use for scientific, legal, or ecclesiastical functions. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.For obvious reasons, this is not possible in the case of dead languages. From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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