dialect
/ˈdaɪəlekt/noun
1- a particular form of a language which is peculiar to a specific region or social group（特定地区或社会群体的）方言, 土话, 特有用语：
this novel is written in the dialect of Trinidad.
这部小说是用特立尼达岛方言写成的。
1.1
- Computing a particular version of a programming language【计算机】方言。
派生词
dialectal
/ˌdaɪəˈlektəl/ adjective词源
mid 16th cent. (denoting the art of investigating the truth of opinions)： from French dialecte， or via Latin from Greek dialektos 'discourse， way of speaking'， from dialegesthai 'converse with' （see DIALOGUE）.