colloquialとは 意味・読み方・使い方

発音

• (Received 発音) IPA^(key): /kəˈləʊ.kwɪəl/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /kəˈloʊ.kwi.əl/
• ハイフネーション: col‧lo‧qui‧al

形容詞

colloquial (comparative more colloquial, superlative most colloquial)

1. (linguistics) Characteristic of familiar conversation, of common parlance; informal.

   You're using too many colloquial words in this cover letter I suggest changing "I picked up loads of cool skills" to "I acquired a great deal of positive abilities"

   The colloquial and at times sarcastic tone of her books make her popular with teenagers.

2. Of or pertaining to a conversation; conversational or chatty.

使用する際の注意点

It is a common misconception that colloquial somehow denotes "local" or a word being "regional". This is not the case; the word root for colloquial is related to locution, not location. A more appropriate word for describing "local" or "regional" language is vernacular.

Note that while colloquy and colloquium refer to formal conversation, colloquial refers instead specifically to informal conversation (casual tone). This does not always mean spoken as opposed to written, but it always means informal as opposed to formal.

同意語

• casual
• colloq., coll.

反意語

• noncolloquial

派生語

関連する語

• colloquium
• colloquy

参考

• argot
• slang
• vernacular

名詞

colloquial (複数形 colloquials)

1. A colloquial word or phrase, colloquialism

関連する語

• colloquialism