patois是什么意思？

patois

英[ˈpætwɑ:] 美[ˈpætwɑ]

• n. 方言，行话；

复数：patois;

例句

• He speaks the local patois. 他会说当地方言.
• In France patois was spoken in rural, less developed regions. 在法国，欠发达的农村地区说方言。
• A substantial proportion of the population speak a French-based patois. 人口中有一大部分说以法语为基础的混合语。

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• N-VAR
  （尤指法语的）方言，土语
  A patois is a form of a language, especially French, that is spoken in a particular area of a country.
  例句
  In France patois was spoken in rural, less developed regions. 在法国，欠发达的农村地区说方言。
• N-VAR
  混合语
  A patois is a language that has developed from a mixture of other languages.
  例句
  A substantial proportion of the population speak a French-based patois. 人口中有一大部分说以法语为基础的混合语。

英英词典释义

• Noun
  1. a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves);
  "they don't speak our lingo"
  2. a regional dialect of a language (especially French); usually considered substandard