locution

locution
[ləˈkjuːʃ(ə)n]
noun
  1. a word or phrase, especially with regard to style or idiom
    语言风格
    ■[mass noun]a person's style of speech
    个人语言风格
    his impeccable locution.
    他说话滴水不漏。
  2. an utterance regarded in terms of its intrinsic meaning or reference, as distinct from its function or purpose in context
    语内涵义。 比较 illocution, perlocution
    ■[mass noun]language regarded in terms of locutionary rather than illocutionary or perlocutionary acts
    非语内表现语言
派生
locutionary
adjective
语源
  1. late Middle English: from Old French, or from Latin locutio(n-), from loqui 'speak'
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