monocentric
monocentric — 形容詞
- monocentricpositive
- more monocentriccomparative
- most monocentricsuperlative
1. describing a language that is treated as having one accepted standard form inste
單一標準
只有一套公認標準形式
describing a language that is treated as having one accepted standard form instead of several equal standards.
Professor Amihan still describes French as a mostly monocentric language.
Amihan 教授仍把法語描述成大致屬於單一標準的語言。
describe a language as monocentric
The textbook treats Spanish as monocentric and ignores other standard varieties.
那本教材把西班牙語當成單一標準語言，忽略了其他標準變體。
treat Spanish as monocentric
Some teachers reject the idea that English is monocentric everywhere.
有些老師不接受英語在各地都算單一標準的說法。
Yara's essay argues that Arabic is not fully monocentric today.
Yara 的文章主張，阿拉伯語如今不能算完全單一標準。
- monocentric language
- monocentric view
- treat a language as monocentric
- single-standard
close in meaning but less common outside specialist writing
- standardized
can overlap, but it does not always mean only one standard exists
- pluricentric
describes a language with more than one accepted standard form
文法句型
be monocentric
treat + language + as monocentric
a monocentric language
用法筆記
Used mainly for discussions about language standards and variation. Distinguish from sense 2: this sense describes the language itself, not a policy or community that allows only one form.
常見錯誤
2. describing a place, policy, or community that accepts or uses only one language
單語取向
只認可一種語言或變體
describing a place, policy, or community that accepts or uses only one language or one local form in an area.
The city kept a monocentric language policy in public schools for decades.
這座城市數十年來都在公立學校維持單語取向的語言政策。
monocentric language policy
Officials took a monocentric view and banned local forms from exams.
官員採取單語取向的看法，禁止地方形式出現在考試裡。
take a monocentric view
The radio station stayed monocentric and aired only the capital variety.
那家廣播電台一直維持單語取向，只播放首都的語言變體。
Mira criticized the monocentric rules that favored one language at work.
Mira 批評那些偏袒單一語言的單語取向規定。
- monocentric policy
- monocentric rules
- monocentric school system
- monolingual
close when only one language is used, but it does not cover one approved variety within the same language
- exclusive
broader and less tied to language policy
- multilingual
allows or uses more than one language in the same setting
- pluricentric
allows several accepted standards or varieties
文法句型
a monocentric policy
remain monocentric
monocentric in + setting
用法筆記
Often describes institutions, rules, or public life in a place. Distinguish from sense 1: this sense is about what people or systems allow, not about whether a language has one standard.
常見錯誤
3. describing a study or research project carried out at one hospital, lab, or othe
單中心
只在單一地點進行研究
describing a study or research project carried out at one hospital, lab, or other location rather than at several sites.
The trial was monocentric, with all patients treated at one hospital.
這項試驗屬於單中心，所有病人都在同一家醫院接受治療。
a monocentric trial
Because the study was monocentric, the team gathered data in Seoul alone.
因為這項研究是單中心，團隊只在首爾一地蒐集資料。
the study was monocentric
Reviewers warned that a monocentric project might miss regional differences.
審查者提醒，單中心計畫可能會漏掉區域差異。
Ife expanded the monocentric survey into a three-city project.
Ife 把原本的單中心調查擴大成一個三城計畫。
- monocentric study
- monocentric trial
- monocentric research project
- single-center
the common term in medical research
- single-site
plain-language alternative in general research writing
- multicenter
describes research carried out at several sites
文法句型
a monocentric study
a monocentric trial
be monocentric
用法筆記
Most common in academic and medical writing about study design. Distinguish from senses 1 and 2: this sense is about where research happens, not about language standards or policy.