a word or phrase, especially with regard to style or idiom
措辞;惯用语。
[mass noun]a person's style of speech
个人言语风格
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his impeccable locution .他说话滴水不漏。
an utterance regarded in terms of its intrinsic meaning or reference, as distinct from its function or purpose in context
内在涵义话语(指从其内在意义的角度考虑的话语,有别于话语的功能和目的)。比较<Bold>ILLOCUTION, PERLOCUTION</Bold>.
[mass noun]language regarded in terms of locutionary rather than illocutionary or perlocutionary acts
表述性语言(指非施为性或成事性的语言)。
"late Middle English: from Old French, or from Latin