jargon

jargon — 名詞

1. the set of special words and expressions that people in a particular profession,

1.名詞B2
釋義

行話；術語

特定行業或群體使用的專門用語

the set of special words and expressions that people in a particular profession, industry, or area of study use, and that people outside that group often find hard to understand.

例句

The surgeon explained the procedure using medical jargon that confused the patient's family.

外科醫師用醫療行話解釋手術過程，讓病患家屬一頭霧水。

medical jargon — domain adjective + jargon

Amihan struggled to understand the legal jargon in her apartment lease contract.

Amihan 努力想看懂租屋合約裡的法律術語。

同義詞
  • terminology

    neutral and factual; refers to the technical terms of a field without the negative tone that jargon sometimes carries.

  • lingo

    informal and often affectionate; refers to the everyday language of a group rather than formal professional terms.

  • argot

    formal or literary; suggests a secret or semi-secret vocabulary used by a closed group such as criminals or subcultures.

  • cant

    dated or specialist; refers to the secret language of thieves or, historically, of certain religious groups.

反義詞
  • plain English

    simple, clear language that anyone can understand, without specialized terms.

文法句型

domain noun + jargon (e.g. legal jargon)

jargon of + field

用法筆記

Jargon is uncountable and does not normally take a plural form. It often carries a mildly negative tone — it suggests the language is unnecessarily complex or shuts out non-specialists. For a neutral alternative, use 'terminology'; for informal group language, use 'slang'.

常見錯誤

❌The lawyer used many jargons in the contract.
✅The lawyer used a lot of jargon in the contract.
💡Jargon is uncountable; it has no plural form.
❌Teenagers have their own jargon, like 'lit' and 'sus'.
✅Teenagers have their own slang, like 'lit' and 'sus'.
💡Jargon belongs to professions or fields; slang belongs to social or age groups.

jargon — 動詞