multilingual

multilingual — adjective

1. able to speak and understand three or more languages; also describing something

1.形容詞B2
釋義

able to speak and understand three or more languages; also describing something that is written, spoken, or presented in several languages

例句

Sirin grew up in a multilingual household where her parents spoke Turkish, Arabic, and English.

collocation: multilingual household

The airport signs in Geneva are multilingual, displaying arrival information in five languages.

同義詞
  • polyglot

    more formal and impressive tone; often describes someone with mastery of many languages, sometimes five or more

  • plurilingual

    technical term used in linguistics and education policy, emphasizing flexible use of multiple language resources

反義詞
  • monolingual

    knowing or using only one language

  • bilingual

    using exactly two languages, not three or more

文法句型

multilingual + noun

be + multilingual

用法筆記

Unlike bilingual (which refers to exactly two languages), multilingual commonly implies fluency in three or more languages. The word applies equally to people and to documents, signs, or other written or spoken materials.

常見錯誤

❌She is multilingual in English and French.
✅She is bilingual in English and French.
💡multilingual refers to three or more languages, not exactly two.