Word familyadjectivephrasalphraselessphraseologicphrasynounphraseogramphraseographphraseologistphraseologyphraserphrasingphrasemanphraseadverbphraseologically
SLthe way that words and phrases are chosen and used in a particular language or subject 〔某种语言或学科的〕用词;措辞
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phraseology• It is too clear for argument that the change in phraseology was adopted understandingly and with a purpose.• Even so the most ingeniousphraseology could not truly reconcile the many disparate concerns of the allies.• The children dressed up for mockscenarios which the police experience daily and learnt about legalphraseology.• Each language has its own phraseology, its own idiom which rules out many options that are potentially available as grammaticalsequences.• Simplephraseology throughout makes the work easily accessible.• the standardphraseology of air trafficcontrollers• He used that phraseology over and over again.• Cathal Goulding was generally in favour but agreed that some of the phraseology could be altered.