jar·gon
noun/ˈdʒɑːɡən/
/ˈdʒɑːrɡən/
[uncountable] (often disapproving)- words or expressions that are used by a particular profession or group of people, and are difficult for others to understand
行话；行业术语；切口 - medical/legal/computer, etc. jargon
医学、法律、计算机等术语 - Try to avoid using too much technical jargon.
尽量避免使用太多的技术用语。
Extra ExamplesTopics Languagec1- Her emails are always couched in jargon.
她的电子邮件里总是术语成堆。 - He always speaks in obscure legal jargon.
他说话总是用一些晦涩的法律术语。 - The report seemed to be written in computer jargon.
这份报告似乎是用计算机术语写成的。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- current
- impenetrable
- incomprehensible
- …
- piece
- speak
- speak in
- use
- …
- in jargon
- jargon for
Word Originlate Middle English (originally in the sense ‘twittering, chattering’, later ‘gibberish’): from Old French jargoun, of unknown origin. The main sense dates from the mid 17th cent. - medical/legal/computer, etc. jargon