parlance
/ˈpɑːləns/noun
mass noun
- a particular way of speaking or using words, especially a way common to those with a particular job or interest(尤指某职业或兴趣通用的)说法; 用语:
dated terms that were once in common parlance
曾是通用语的陈词
medical parlance.
医学用语。
词源
late 16th cent. (denoting speech or debate): from Old French, from parler 'speak', from Latin parabola 'comparison' (in late Latin 'speech').