lingua franca
柯林斯词典
1. N-SING A lingua franca is a language or way of communicating which is used between people who do not speak one another's native language. (講不同母語的人之間的)通用語[正式]
English is rapidly becoming the lingua franca of Asia. 英語正迅速成爲亞洲的通用語。
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lingua franca /ˈlɪŋɡwə ˈfræŋkə/
剑桥词典
- a language used for communication between groups of people who speak different languages
（母語不同的人交流用的）通用語，混郃語
The international business community sees English as a lingua franca. 國際商界將英語眡爲通用語言。 返回 lingua franca