patois
- IPA[ˈpatwɑː]
英式
- the dialect of a particular region, especially one with low status in relation to the standard language of the country;the jargon or informal speech used by a particular social group
noun: patois, plural noun: patois
- 釋義
名詞
- 1. the dialect of a particular region, especially one with low status in relation to the standard language of the country the nurse talked to me in a patois that even Italians would have had difficulty in understanding
- ▪ the jargon or informal speech used by a particular social group the raunchy patois of inner-city kids