patois
patois
[ˈpatwɑː]
(复同单 -wɑːz)
[ˈpatwɑː]
(复同单 -wɑːz)
- the dialect of the common people of a region, differing in various respects from the standard language of the rest of the country
方言，土语
the nurse talked to me in a patois that even Italians would have had difficulty in understanding.
那个护士和我说话所用的方言即便是意大利人也很难听懂。
■the jargon or informal speech used by a particular social group
黑话，行话，圈内用语
the raunchy patois of inner-city kids.
内城年轻人淫秽的圈内用语。
- mid 17th cent.: French, literally rough speech', perhaps from Old French patoier 'treat roughly', from patte 'paw'
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- copybook adj.<英>典范的，样板的
- copyboy n.送稿件的工友
- copycat n.盲目模仿者
- copycutter n.报馆检稿员
- copydesk n.编辑者用的办公桌
- copyfit vt.根据版面容量组排（稿件）
- copygraph n.油印机
- copyhold n.& adj.根据官册享有的不动产（的）
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- copyist n.抄写员，模仿者
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