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BNC: 8660 COCA: 12425

jargon

1 ENTRIES FOUND:
jargon /ˈʤɑɚgən/ noun
jargon
/ˈʤɑɚgən/
noun
Learner's definition of JARGON
[noncount] usually disapproving
: the language used for a particular activity or by a particular group of people行话;黑话;专业术语
BNC: 8660 COCA: 12425

jargon

1 of 2

noun

jar·​gon ˈjär-gən How to pronounce jargon (audio)
-ˌgän
1
: the technical terminology or characteristic idiom of a special activity or group
sports jargon
2
: obscure and often pretentious language marked by circumlocutions and long words
an academic essay filled with jargon
3
a
: confused unintelligible language
b
: a strange, outlandish, or barbarous language or dialect
c
: a hybrid language or dialect simplified in vocabulary and grammar and used for communication between peoples of different speech
jargony
ˈjär-gə-nē How to pronounce jargon (audio)
-ˌgä-nē
adjective

jargon

2 of 2

verb

jargoned; jargoning; jargons

Example Sentences

Noun medical jargon that the layman cannot understand an academic essay filled with jargon Verb the birds who began jargoning to greet the dawn
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
Leaders often fall prey to using complex jargon and big words to describe their ideas or communicate their vision. Expert Panel®, Forbes, 25 Apr. 2022 These platforms remove unclear jargon from your text and check that the tone is gender- and ability-neutral, meaning the role will resonate with more people. Sergiu Matei, Forbes, 15 Aug. 2022 The idea is to avoid scientific jargon that most people don't understand and link alert levels to what a heat wave is likely to do to people. Angela Dewan, CNN, 4 Aug. 2022 Requesters don't have to use any specific jargon or format, but the Attorney General's Office has created a standardized form to be accepted by any agency. Tessa Duvall, The Courier-Journal, 24 July 2022 But viewers don't have to worry about the series bogging them down with financial jargon. Alamin Yohannes, EW.com, 1 July 2022 While such jargon may render listings semi-opaque to those unfamiliar with guns, descriptions of equivalent products on other e-commerce sites lay things out more explicitly. Brian Contrerasstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2022 Students reported being overwhelmed by myriad rules and bureaucratic jargon. Kim Costigan, BostonGlobe.com, 18 May 2022 Avoid jargon that could confuse or discourage those trying to break into the industry, and always include a salary range, which helps prevent pay gaps among minority hires. Courtney Holden, Outside Online, 11 Mar. 2022
Verb
That’s like the same thing that happened in 2008 when everybody was bedazzled by all these Wall Street jargon terms like collateralized debt obligations. Recode Staff, Recode, 13 June 2018 That’s like the same thing that happened in 2008 when everybody was bedazzled by all these Wall Street jargon terms like collateralized debt obligations. Recode Staff, Recode, 13 June 2018 See More

Word History

Etymology

Noun and Verb

Middle English, from Anglo-French jargun, gargon

First Known Use

Noun

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3a

Verb

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Time Traveler
The first known use of jargon was in the 14th century
BNC: 8660 COCA: 12425
jargon

noun

ADJECTIVE | ... OF JARGON | VERB + JARGON | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVEcurrent時下流行的術語impenetrable, incomprehensible, meaningless, obscure令人費解的/難懂的/無意義的/晦澀的專業術語unnecessary不必要的行話academic, legal, medical, military, scientific, technical, etc.學術用語、法律術語、醫學術語、軍事術語、科學術語、技術用語等... OF JARGONpiece一條術語VERB + JARGONspeak, speak in, use講行話;用術語He always speaks in obscure legal jargon.他說話總是用一些晦澀的法律術語。be couched in用行話表達Her emails are always couched in jargon.她的電子郵件裏總是術語成堆。avoid避免用術語PREPOSITIONin jargon用行話The report seemed to be written in computer jargon.這份報告似乎是用計算機術語寫成的。jargon for⋯的術語'All necessary means' is diplomatic jargon for 'war'.“一切必要手段”是代指“戰爭”的外交用語。

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