| 释义 |
lingua franca/liŋɡwə ˈfræŋkə/n. (pl. lingua francas) 1 a language adopted as a common language between speakers whose native languages are different 通用语，交际语(讲不同语言的人采用的一种共同使用的语言) 2 a system for mutual understanding (促成相互了解的)媒介体系 3 hist. a mixture of Italian with French, Greek, Arabic, and Spanish, used in the Levant [史义] (在黎凡特地区使用的)混杂语(意大利语中搀有法语、希腊语、阿拉伯语和西班牙语) [Italian, = Frankish tongue] |