Pidgin
n. 混杂语言, 混杂行话, 事务
📖 牛津释义
pidgin
n
any of several languages resulting from contact between European traders and local peoples, eg in W Africa and SE Asia, containing elements of the local language(s) and esp English,French or Dutch, and still used for internal communication 洋泾滨语
speak in pidgin 讲洋泾滨话
[attrib 作定语]
pidgin English, ie language derived from English and another language 洋泾滨英语. Cf 参看 creole.
🗣️ 情景例句
Yes, we are surprised to meet you here.
是的，我们意外在这儿见到了你。
Who would you like to invite to the party?
你要邀请谁来宴会？
The train was late but nobody knew the reason for the delay.
火车晚点了，但没人知道为什么。