patois
英 ['pætwɑː]
美 ['pætwɑ]
- n. 方言，土语；行话
- n. (Patois)人名；(法)帕图瓦
patois 方言，土话来自中古法语patois,方言，来自古法语patois,粗鲁的语言，来自pate,脚掌，脚底板，词源同pad,path.-ois,表语言。比喻用法。
- patois (n.)
- "a provincial dialect," 1640s, from French patois "native or local speech" (13c.), of uncertain origin, probably from Old French patoier "handle clumsily, to paw," from pate "a paw," from Vulgar Latin *patta (see patten), from notion of clumsy manner of speaking. Compare French pataud "properly, a young dog with big paws, then an awkwardly built fellow" [Brachet]. Especially in reference to Jamaican English from 1934.
- 1. A substantial proportion of the population speak a French-based patois.
- 人口中有一大部分说以法语为基础的混合语。
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- 2. In France patois was spoken in rural, less developed regions.
- 在法国，欠发达的农村地区说方言。
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- 3. He speaks the local patois.
- 他会说当地方言.
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- 4. Patois cannot be neglected if we wish to study the history and languages of Macao.
- 研究澳门的历史和语言,土生葡语是不可忽略的一部分.
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- 5. As a patois , or colloquial , slang is permeated with rich local color and flavor.
- 俚语是通俗的口头语,带有浓郁的地方色彩和民间韵味.
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