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1. 方言, 行话:Patinate (使)生绿锈. | Patois 方言,行话. | Pattern 样(品)币,模范, 式样, 模式, 样品.
2. 方言:patisserie 法式蛋糕 | patois 方言 | patriarch 家长
1. (尤指法语的)方言,土语
A patois is a form of a language, especially French, that is spoken in a particular area of a country.
e.g. In France patois was spoken in rural, less developed regions.
在法国,欠发达的农村地区说方言。
2. 混合语
A patois is a language that has developed from a mixture of other languages.
e.g. A substantial proportion of the population speak a French-based patois.
人口中有一大部分说以法语为基础的混合语。
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