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trilingual

/trahy-ling-gwuhl or, Canadian, -ling-gyoo-uhl/US // traɪˈlɪŋ gwəl or, Canadian, -ˈlɪŋ gyu əl //UK // (traɪˈlɪŋɡwəl) //

三语,三种语言,三语言,三言两语

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : using, speaking, or involving three languages.

Examples

  • Trilingual, trī-ling′gwal, adj. consisting of three tongues or languages.

  • The next problem in the study of cuneiform was the decipherment of the second language in each of the trilingual groups.

  • He had copied two trilingual inscriptions, and recognized at once that he had three languages before him.

  • The only inscription at Wan that I could not copy was the trilingual tablet of Xerxes.

  • He wandered about Europe, became bilingual, if not trilingual (he was never quite happy in German speech or German philosophy).