a Jewish language, originally used in central and eastern Europe, based on a form of German with words from Hebrew and several modern languages意第绪语，依地语（犹太人的语言，起源于欧洲中部和东部，以德语为基础，借用希伯来语和若干现代语言的词语）Topics Languagec2Word Originlate 19th cent.: from Yiddish yidish (daytsh) ‘Jewish (German)’.