syntax

noun
🔊/ˈsɪntæks/
🔊/ˈsɪntæks/
[uncountable]
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  1. (linguistics语言学) the way that words and phrases are put together to form sentences in a language; the rules of grammar for this句法;句法规则 compare morphologyTopics Languagec2
  2. (computing计算机) the rules that state how words and phrases must be used in a computer language语法;句法;语构
    • The instructions were not carried out because of a syntax error.由于语法错误,未执行指令。
  3. Word Originlate 16th cent.: from French syntaxe, or via late Latin from Greek suntaxis, from sun- ‘together’ + tassein ‘arrange’.