grammar
/ˈgræmə(r)/noun
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- mass noun the whole system and structure of a language or of languages in general, usually taken as consisting of syntax and morphology (including inflections) and sometimes also phonology and semantics语法学（通常认为包括句法和词法［含屈折变化］, 有时也包括语音和语义）。
1.1
- usu. with modifier a particular analysis of the system and structure of language or of a specific language（某语言的）语法。
1.2
- count noun a book on grammar语法书：
my old Latin grammar.
我那本旧的拉丁文语法书。
1.3
- a set of actual or presumed prescriptive notions about correct use of a language语法规则：
it was not bad grammar, just dialect.
语法规则上来说不算错, 但它是方言。
1.4
- the basic elements of an area of knowledge or skill（某门类知识和技能的）基本原理：
the grammar of wine.
葡萄酒制作的基本原理。
1.5
- Computing a set of rules governing what strings are valid or allowable in a language or text【计算机】文法。
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- Brit. informal a grammar school〈英, 非正式〉中学。
词源
late Middle English: from Old French gramaire, via Latin from Greek grammatikē （tekhnē ）'(art) of letters', from gramma, grammat -'letter of the alphabet, thing written'.