1SLLa 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
—vernacularadjectiveadj
vernacular American speech
美国方言
vernacular architecture
民间风格的建筑
Examples from the Corpus
vernacular• Thus, the potential for this kind of reversal is always likely to be present in vernaculars.• It is bad when the inevitable exclusiveness of vernacular becomes the reason for using it.• And there may be preferredslingingtechniques, attendantrituals and even a subcultural vernacularassociated with the activity.• In many cases this is quite unlike the vernacular of the parents' country or countries.