vernacular
英[və'nækjʊlə]
美[vɚ'nækjəlɚ]
- adj. 本国的；地方的；用本地语写成的
- n. 本地话，方言；动植物的俗名
英英释意
- 1. a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves);
- "they don't speak our lingo"
- 2. the everyday speech of the people (as distinguished from literary language)