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Jargon Words Expressions People Difficult ˈdʒɑːɡən Noun Technical

Jargon refers to specialized words or expressions used by a particular group or profession, which are often difficult for others to understand. It is typically used in a negative context to imply complexity or exclusivity.

Jargon refers to specialized words or expressions used by a particular group or profession, which are often difficult for others to understand. It is typically used in a negative context to imply complexity or exclusivity.

word jargon
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Collins
jargon ★☆☆☆☆
/ʤɑ͟ː(r)gən/
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[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]行话;行业术语;黑话 You use jargon to refer to words and expressions that are used in special or technical ways by particular groups of people, often making the language difficult to understand.
  • The manual is full of the jargon and slang of self-improvement courses.

    手册里满是有关自修课程的行话术语。

  • ...the reading habits of 600,000 C2 males (marketing jargon for skilled manual workers).

    60万C2男性的阅读习惯(C2为销售行业行话,指从事体力劳动的熟练工人)


Oxford jar·gon / ˈdʒɑːɡən ; NAmE ˈdʒɑːrɡən / noun [uncountable ] ( often disapproving) words or expressions that are used by a particular profession or group of people, and are difficult for others to understand 行话;行业术语;切口 medical/legal/computer, etc. jargon 医学、法律、计算机等术语 Try to avoid using too much technical jargon. 尽量避免使用太多的技术用语。 jargon jargons jar·gon / ˈdʒɑːɡən ; NAmE ˈdʒɑːrɡən /
LDC
jargonjar‧gon /ˈdʒɑːɡən $ ˈdʒɑːrɡən, -ɡɑːn/ ●○○ noun [uncountable]
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words and expressions used in a particular profession or by a particular group of people, which are difficult for other people to understand – often used to show disapprovalargot:  Keep it simple and avoid the use of jargon.technical/scientific/legal/medical etc jargon documents full of legal jargon see thesaurus at
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jargon

[ˈdʒɑ:gən]

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NOUN13409
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17924588
行话(96%),说行话(4%)
n.行话,术语;黄锆石

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