unilingual

IPA/ˌʌnˈlɪŋɡwəl/
IPA/ˌʌnˈlɪŋɡwəl/

unilingual — 形容詞

  • unilingualpositive
  • more unilingualcomparative
  • most unilingualsuperlative

1. able to speak, write, or be expressed in only a single language; not able to use

1.形容詞C2
釋義

單語

只用一種語言

able to speak, write, or be expressed in only a single language; not able to use or containing more than one language.

例句

Yuki's grandmother was unilingual and spoke only Japanese at home.

Yuki 的祖母只會說一種語言，在家裡只講日語。

predicative use: be unilingual

The museum's exhibit was a unilingual French display, so Beatriz asked a friend to translate it.

博物館的展覽是純法語的單語展示，所以 Beatriz 請朋友幫忙翻譯。

attributive use: unilingual + noun

常見搭配
  • unilingual speaker
  • unilingual dictionary
  • unilingual country
  • unilingual environment
  • unilingual document
  • unilingual household
  • unilingual population
同義詞
  • monolingual

    more common in everyday English; identical in meaning but unilingual has a slightly more technical or formal tone

  • monoglot

    very rare; mostly used in linguistic typology or historical writing

反義詞
  • bilingual

    using or able to use two languages

  • multilingual

    using or able to use three or more languages

  • polyglot

    formal term for a person who knows many languages

文法句型

be unilingual

unilingual + noun

用法筆記

Frequently used in academic or formal contexts to describe language policy, education systems, or personal ability. Less common than 'monolingual' in everyday speech.

常見錯誤

She is a unilingual speaker of Spanish and English.
She is a unilingual speaker of Spanish.
'unilingual' means only one language; if someone speaks two, use 'bilingual.'
This dictionary is unilingual in both French and German.
This is a bilingual French-German dictionary.
'unilingual' cannot describe a work containing two languages.

同根字

  • unilingualism
    名詞C2
  • unilingually
    副詞C2

常見搭配

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常用片語

  • unilingual document
  • unilingual community
  • unilingual education system

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