linguistically

/lɪŋˈɡwɪstɪkli/ (bre, ipa) · /lɪŋˈɡwɪstɪkli/ (ame, ipa) · /-tə̇k(ə)lē -tēk-, -li/ (ame, mw)

linguistically — 副詞

1. viewed from the perspective of language — including how words and sentences are

1.副詞B2
釋義

語言上

從語言或語言學的角度來看

viewed from the perspective of language — including how words and sentences are formed, how languages differ from one another, or how language is studied as an academic field.

例句

Defne's community is linguistically diverse, with four languages used at the local market.

Defne 住的社區語言非常多元,在當地市場就能聽到四種語言。

collocation: linguistically diverse

Kwame found the academic article linguistically complex, full of technical terms he had never seen.

Kwame 覺得那篇學術論文在語言上很複雜,裡面充滿了他從未見過的專業術語。

modifies adjective: linguistically complex

同義詞
  • verbally

    focuses on spoken or written words rather than the structural or academic study of language; less formal

  • grammatically

    restricted to grammar rules only, not the broader scope of language structure or diversity

  • semantically

    narrower — concerns meaning of words and sentences, not language as a whole system

反義詞

文法句型

linguistically + adjective (e.g. linguistically diverse)

Linguistically, + clause

用法筆記

Often used before adjectives (linguistically diverse, linguistically complex) or as a sentence adverb at the start of a clause (Linguistically, …). In everyday speech, a simpler adverb like 'in language terms' or 'in terms of language' is more common.

常見錯誤

She communicated linguistically through gestures.
She communicated non-verbally through gestures.
💡'linguistically' relates to language (words and grammatical structures), not all forms of communication.