patois

1. N-VAR A patois is a form of a language, especially French, that is spoken in a particular area of a country. (尤指法語(yǔ)的)方言

In France patois was spoken in rural, less developed regions. 在法國(guó)，欠發(fā)達(dá)的農(nóng)村地區(qū)說(shuō)自己的方言。

2. N-VAR A patois is a language that has developed from a mixture of other languages. 混合語(yǔ)

A substantial proportion of the population speak a French-based patois. 此人群中很多人說(shuō)一種以法語(yǔ)為基礎(chǔ)的混合語(yǔ)。