Locution
“Locution” 是一个名词,主要有三层含义:① 某人或某群体因反复使用而与特定表达相连的短语或说法,即”惯用语""口头禅”;② 词语在非常规或专业意义上的用法;③ 宗教语境中,指圣像或圣物”开口说话”的超自然启示。日常使用中多指第一种。
- “The politician’s locutions often revealed more than his policies.” (这位政客的惯用表达往往比他的政策更能说明问题。)
- “She had a habit of using old-fashioned locutions that charmed her listeners.” (她习惯使用老派的表达方式,令听众着迷。)
- “The television host is widely recognized for his all-too-common locutions.” (这位电视主持人因其过于常见的口头禅而广为人知。)
源自拉丁语 locutio(说话、表达),由 loqui(说)的过去分词 locutus + 名词后缀 -io 构成。与 elocution(演说术)、interlocutor(对话者)等同根词相关。
- 词根: locut- (说,来自拉丁语 loqui)
- 后缀: -ion (名词后缀,表行为或结果)
在语言学中,locution 与 illocution(言外行为)、perlocution(言后效果)一起,构成言语行为理论的核心概念。在宗教传统中,locution 指圣徒或信徒听到神或圣像”说话”的神秘体验,多见于天主教神秘主义文献。
- 固定搭配: “characteristic locution” (典型用语), “formal locution” (正式表达)
- 相关词: elocution (演说术), circumlocution (迂回说法)
Locut(说)+ ion(名词)。“说”出来的东西,即用语、表达。联想:location 是”地方”,locution 是”说法”——别混淆。
“The professor’s locutions were so distinctive that students could identify his essays even without seeing his name. Phrases like ‘it behooves us to consider’ and ‘one might venture to suggest’ were his trademarks.” (这位教授的用语如此独特,学生即使不看名字也能认出他的文章。“我们有必要考虑”和”人们或许可以提出”之类的表达是他的标志。)