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dialect

/ˈdaɪ.əˌlɛkt/

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noun

方言，土语。

Examples :

"In the rural South of the United States, many people speak a dialect of English with its own unique vocabulary and pronunciation. "

在美国南部的乡村地区，很多人说的是英语的一种方言，这种方言有自己独特的词汇和发音。

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noun

方言，土话

Language that is perceived as substandard or wrong.

Examples :

"Some people mistakenly believe that Appalachian English is a poorly spoken dialect, rather than a distinct and valid variety of English. "

有些人錯誤地認為阿帕拉契英語是一種說得很差的方言/土話，而不是一種獨特且有效的英語變體。

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noun

方言，土语

A language existing only in an oral or non-standardized form, especially a language spoken in a developing country or an isolated region.

Examples :

"In the remote mountain village, the children learn the official language at school, but at home they speak a unique dialect passed down through generations. "

在偏远的山村里，孩子们在学校学习官方语言，但在家里他们说一种独特的方言，这种方言代代相传。

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noun

方言，土语。

A lect (often a regional or minority language) as part of a group or family of languages, especially if they are viewed as a single language, or if contrasted with a standardized idiom that is considered the 'true' form of the language (for example, Cantonese as contrasted with Mandarin Chinese, or Bavarian as contrasted with Standard German).

Examples :

"My grandmother speaks a dialect of Spanish that is different from the standard Spanish taught in school. "

我奶奶说的西班牙语是一种方言，跟学校里教的标准西班牙语不一样。

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noun

方言, 变体

A variant of a non-standardized programming language.

Examples :

"Home computers in the 1980s had many incompatible dialects of BASIC."

20世纪80年代的家用电脑上，BASIC语言有很多互不兼容的方言版本。

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noun

方言，土语，地方语

A variant form of the vocalizations of a bird species restricted to a certain area or population.

Examples :

"The local birdwatchers observed a distinct dialect of the robin's song only in the forest preserve. "

当地的观鸟者观察到只有在森林保护区内才有这种知更鸟鸣叫的独特地方语调。

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