the Queen’s English

noun

🔊/ðə ˌkwiːnz ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ/

[uncountable] (old-fashioned)

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the English language as written and spoken correctly by educated people in the UK标准英语；规范英语 ‘The Queen’s English’ is used when the United Kingdom has a queen, and ‘the King’s English’ when it has a king.