linguistic

linguistic — adjective

1. relating to the ways people use words, sentences, and signs to communicate, or t

1.形容詞B2
釋義

relating to the ways people use words, sentences, and signs to communicate, or to the academic field that studies these things

例句

Christopher's linguistic skills improved greatly after he lived in Japan for a year.

linguistic + skill / ability / development

The study compared linguistic patterns between children and adults.

同義詞
  • language-related

    Less formal and more general; used in everyday contexts rather than academic writing

  • verbal

    Narrower in scope — refers specifically to spoken or written words, not to the structural study of language

  • philological

    More specialised — refers to the historical study of texts and written records, not modern linguistics

反義詞
  • non-linguistic

    Refers to anything not involving language, such as gestures, images, or sounds without linguistic structure

文法句型

linguistic + noun

be + linguistic

用法筆記

Common in academic and formal writing. Often used attributively before nouns such as skills, diversity, analysis, and development. In everyday conversation, speakers more often use 'language' as a noun modifier (e.g., language skills) rather than 'linguistic.'

常見錯誤

❌She wants to study linguistic at university.
✅She wants to study linguistics at university.
💡'linguistic' is an adjective; the name of the academic field is 'linguistics' (noun).
❌His linguistical abilities are impressive.
✅His linguistic abilities are impressive.
💡'linguistical' is non-standard English; use 'linguistic' instead.