dialectal

/ˌdaɪəˈlektl/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌdaɪəˈlektl/ (ame, ipa) · /¦dīə¦lektᵊl/ (ame, mw)

dialectal — adjective

  • dialectalpositive
  • more dialectalcomparative
  • most dialectalsuperlative

1. used for a word, sound, spelling, or grammar form that belongs to a local variet

1.形容詞C1
釋義

used for a word, sound, spelling, or grammar form that belongs to a local variety of a language rather than the standard form used more widely.

例句

Professor Chen marked 'bairn' as a dialectal word from northern England.

collocation: dialectal word

In her field notes, Sari wrote down several dialectal vowel sounds from the island.

collocation: dialectal vowel sounds

同義詞
  • regional

    broader — can describe anything tied to an area, not only language forms

  • vernacular

    close in meaning, but often stresses everyday community speech rather than one marked feature

  • nonstandard

    broader — covers forms outside the standard language, including slang or learner mistakes

反義詞
  • standard

    used for forms accepted as the common or official variety

  • mainstream

    used for language that is widely recognized rather than locally limited

文法句型

dialectal + noun

be + dialectal

用法筆記

Mostly used in formal discussion about language. It commonly describes words, sounds, spellings, or grammar patterns that are limited to one area, rather than informal language in general.

常見錯誤

❌This sentence has many dialect words.
✅This sentence has many dialectal words.
💡'Dialect' is the noun; use 'dialectal' as the adjective before 'word', 'form', or 'feature'.
❌That village expression is colloquial in the north.
✅That village expression is dialectal in the north.
💡'Colloquial' means generally informal, while 'dialectal' shows that a form belongs to a local variety.