brogue

/brəʊɡ/ (bre, ipa) · /brəʊɡ/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈbrōg How to pronounce brogue (audio)/ (ame, mw)

brogue — 名詞

1. a noticeable accent in English that shows a speaker comes from a place such as I

1.名詞C2
釋義

地方口音

尤指愛爾蘭或蘇格蘭口音

a noticeable accent in English that shows a speaker comes from a place such as Ireland or Scotland

例句

When Ingrid greeted us in Galway, her brogue was clear at once.

當 Ingrid 在高威開口打招呼時，她那種地方口音一下就聽得出來。

hear a brogue in first speech

The actor practised a Scottish brogue before the late radio play.

那名演員在深夜廣播劇前，練習蘇格蘭地方口音。

Scottish brogue as a performed accent

同義詞
  • accent

    the broad everyday word for a way of pronouncing words

  • dialect

    wider term that also includes grammar and vocabulary, not only pronunciation

  • lilt

    focuses on a musical voice quality rather than regional identity itself

文法句型

speak with a brogue

have a brogue

hear a brogue

用法筆記

Usually refers to an Irish or Scottish accent in English, and it can sound slightly literary. Use it for the sound of speech, not for a person's whole dialect or vocabulary.

常見錯誤

❌She has a strong brogue accent.
✅She has a strong brogue.
💡Brogue already names a kind of accent, so adding 'accent' is usually unnecessary.

2. a sturdy leather shoe with small decorative holes or cut patterns on the surface

2.名詞C2
釋義

雕花皮鞋

鞋面有打孔花紋的厚皮鞋

a sturdy leather shoe with small decorative holes or cut patterns on the surface

例句

Hamza wore brown brogues with his navy suit at the wedding.

Hamza 在婚禮上穿著棕色雕花皮鞋，搭配海軍藍西裝。

wear brogues with formal clothes

Mud from the farm road covered Christopher's brogues by noon.

到中午時，農場路上的泥巴已蓋滿 Christopher 的雕花皮鞋。

同義詞
  • wingtip

    often names a brogue with a wing-shaped toe design, but not every brogue has that exact shape

  • oxford

    describes the lace style of the shoe, while brogue refers to the decorative perforations

  • dress shoe

    broader category that includes formal shoes without brogue detailing

文法句型

wear brogues

a pair of brogues

polish brogues

用法筆記

Usually used in the plural when talking about the shoes someone wears. In fashion writing, brogue can also come before another noun, as in 'brogue shoes'.

常見錯誤

❌He bought a pair of brogues shoes.
✅He bought a pair of brogues.
💡Use brogues as the noun by itself; 'brogue shoes' is only needed when brogue is used before another noun.