metalanguages
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n. 元语言(用于讲述或描述语言或某种语言的词和短语)
metalanguage的复数
柯林斯词典
- （用以描写或论述语言的）元语言，纯理语言
In linguistics, the words and expressions that people use to describe or refer to language can be called metalanguage.
双语例句
- Then the contrast between English and Chinese metalanguages is made and it reveals that 90% of the two systems correspond with each other in spite of their differences in vocabulary choice in such subjects as politics, economy, law and religion.
其次，将获得的英语词汇元语言与汉语进行对比，结果表明两者有90%左右是直接或间接对应，但是在政治、经济、宗教、法律几个类别中存在较大的择词差异。