vernacular
Word family nounvernacularismvernacularistvernacularityvernacularizationverbvernacularizeadjectivevernacularadverbvernacularly
ver·nac·u·lar /vəˈnækjələ $ vərˈnækjələr/ noun [countableC usually singular] 1 SLLa form of a language that ordinary people use, especially one that is not the official language 〔尤指非官方语言的〕本国语,本地语,土话,方言in the vernacular Galileo wrote in the vernacular to reach a larger audience. 为了让更多读者看懂,伽利略用本国语言写作。
He lapsed into the local vernacular (=language spoken in a particular area). 他说着说着就讲起了地方土话。
2. a style of building, music, art etc that is suitable for ordinary people 〔建筑、音乐、艺术等的〕民间风格 —vernacular adjectiveadj vernacular American speech 美国方言
vernacular architecture 民间风格的建筑
Origin vernacular (1600-1700) Latin vernaculus “born in a place”, from verna “slave born in his or her owner's house”