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An idiom is an expression (i。e。 term or phrase) whose meaning cannot be deduced from the literal definitions and the arrangement of its parts, but refers instead to a figurative meaning that is known only through conventional use。 In linguistics, idioms are figures of speech that contradict the ...全部
An idiom is an expression (i。e。 term or phrase) whose meaning cannot be deduced from the literal definitions and the arrangement of its parts, but refers instead to a figurative meaning that is known only through conventional use。
In linguistics, idioms are figures of speech that contradict the principle of compositionality。
In the English expression to kick the bucket, a listener knowing only the meaning of kick and bucket would be unable to deduce the expression's actual meaning, which is to die。
Although kick the bucket can refer literally to the act of striking a bucket with a foot, native speakers rarely use it that way。
Idioms hence tend to confuse those not already familiar with them; students of a new language must learn its idiomatic expressions the way they learn its other vocabulary。
In fact many natural language words have idiomatic origins, but have been sufficiently assimilated so that their figurative senses have been lost。
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