(adj) characteristic of informal spoken language or conversation, Syn.conversational, Example: wrote her letters in a colloquial style; the broken syntax and casual enunciation of conversational English
a. [ See Colloqui. ] Pertaining to, or used in, conversation, esp. common and familiar conversation; conversational; hence, unstudied; informal; as, colloquial intercourse; colloquial phrases; a colloquial style. -- Col*lo"qui*al*ly, adv. [1913 Webster]
His [Johnson's] colloquial talents were, indeed, of the highest order. Macaulay. [1913 Webster]
n.; pl.colloquiumsorcolloquia [ L. colloquium, fr. colloqui, -locutum, to converse, speak together; col- + loqui to speak. ] A conference treating a specific topic, at which experts and specialists present their views and discuss and analyze the information presented; the emphasis on conversation among the experts and with the audience distinguishes a colloquium from the more generic conference. [ PJC ]
n.; pl.Colloquies [ L. colloquium. See Collocution. ] 1. Mutual discourse of two or more persons; conference; conversation. [ 1913 Webster ]
They went to Worms, to the colloquy there about religion. A. Wood. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. In some American colleges, a part in exhibitions, assigned for a certain scholarship rank; a designation of rank in collegiate scholarship. [ 1913 Webster ]
แสดงได้ทั้งความหมายของคำเดี่ยว และคำผสม ได้อย่างถูกต้อง
เช่น Secretary of State=รัฐมนตรีต่างประเทศของสหรัฐฯ (ในภาพตัวอย่าง),
High school=โรงเรียนมัธยมปลาย
