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lingual

/ling-gwuhl/US // ˈlɪŋ gwəl //UK // (ˈlɪŋɡwəl) //

语言学,语言,语文,语系

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Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : of or relating to the tongue or some tonguelike part.
    • : pertaining to languages.
    • : Phonetics. articulated with the aid of the tongue, especially the tip of the tongue, as d, n, s, or r.
n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : Phonetics. a lingual sound.

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Examples

  • An email sent to a North American audience might not perform as well if sent to Europe due to lingual and cultural differences.

  • While there were more cars on the roads than in previous days, the city was a far cry from its multi-lingual bustling self.

  • Even the most seasoned and respected multi-lingual social workers would never earn that much in a year.

  • They spoke with « London accents, » but many of the Panthers are multi-lingual.

  • For 45 minutes, not the least effort in any lingual direction was made; no one said a word for three-quarters of an hour.

  • He was daily impressed with the lingual attainments of foreigners and his own lack of them.

  • Shell greyish, spire long and tapering to a point; 12210 teeth on its lingual ribbon.

  • They were bi-lingual, being in English and in coast Arabic, in which dialect Bones was something of a master.

  • In the limpets the lingual ribbon is proportionately long, and is easily removed for examination.