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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary par·lance \\ˈpär-lən(t)s\\ noun ETYMOLOGY Middle French, from Old French, from parler DATE 1577 1. speech ; especially : formal debate or parley2. manner or mode of speech : idiom English Etymology parlance 1579, way of speaking, from Anglo-Fr. (c.1300) and O.Fr .parlance, from http://O.Fr O.Fr . parlaunce, from parler "to speak" (see parley).http://O.Fr Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 parlance par·lance / 5pB:lEns; NAmE 5pB:rl- / noun[U] (formal) a particular way of using words or expressing yourself, for example one used by a particular group 说法；术语；用语: in common / legal / modern parlance 用普通/法律/现代用语 A Munro, in climbing parlance, is a Scottish mountain exceeding 3 000 feet. 芒罗,用登山术语来说,是指超过 3 000 英尺的苏格兰山峰。 Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged par·lance \ˈpärlən(t)s, ˈpȧl-\ noun (-s) Etymology: Middle French, from Old French, from parler, parlier to speak, talk + -ance 1. : an instance of speaking : speech ; especially : an instance of formal speaking (as a debate or parley) < battle and not parlance should determine his right and title — John Speed > 2. : manner or mode of speech : diction , idiom , phraseology < in educational parlance, the new school is an activity school — W.H.Kilpatrick > < in movie parlance a junket is a special trip organized by a studio — Saturday Review > |
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