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dialects

/ˈdaɪ.əˌlɛkts/

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noun

方言，土语

Examples :

"Although they all speak Spanish, people from different Latin American countries often use different dialects. "

虽然他们都说西班牙语，但来自不同拉丁美洲国家的人们经常使用不同的方言土语。

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noun

方言, 土话

Language that is perceived as substandard or wrong.

Examples :

"Some people wrongly consider certain regional dialects to be incorrect versions of the standard language. "

有些人错误地认为某些地方方言土语是不正确的标准语版本。

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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 villages, people primarily communicate using local dialects that differ significantly from the national language spoken in the cities. "

在偏远的山村里，人们主要使用当地的方言土语交流，这些方言土语和城市里说的普通话差异很大。

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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 :

"In Italy, people speak many different dialects, like Sicilian and Venetian, which are distinct from standard Italian. "

在意大利，人们说很多不同的方言，比如西西里语和威尼斯语，它们和标准意大利语差别很大。

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noun

方言，变体语言。

A variant of a non-standardized programming language.

Examples :

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

八十年代的家用电脑上，BASIC语言有很多互不兼容的方言变体。

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noun

方言, 土语

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

Examples :

"Birdwatchers in different regions can often identify local bird populations by their unique song dialects. "

不同地区的观鸟者常常可以通过当地鸟群独特的鸣唱土语来辨认它们。

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