Anglicism

noun
🔊/ˈæŋɡlɪsɪzəm/
🔊/ˈæŋɡlɪsɪzəm/
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  1. a word or phrase from the English language that is used in another language英式用语,英式说法(指从英语中借用的词语)
    • Anglicisms used in French include ‘le weekend’ and ‘un toast’.法语中使用的英语主义包括“周末”和“敬酒”。
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    Word Originmid 17th cent.: from Latin Anglicus, from Angli ‘the people of Angul’, a district of Schleswig (now in northern Germany), so named because of its shape; of Germanic origin, related to Old English angul + -ism.