/ˈlɪŋɡoʊ/
lingo 是一个非正式用语,指某个特定群体、职业或领域所使用的专门语言、术语或行话。也可以泛指一种外语或听不懂的语言。
I don't understand the medical lingo.
我听不懂那些医学术语。
After working in tech for a few years, she had picked up all the industry lingo and could talk about APIs, agile workflows, and cloud infrastructure as if she'd been doing it her whole life.
在科技行业工作了几年后,她已经掌握了所有行业术语,谈起API、敏捷工作流和云基础设施来就像干了一辈子似的。
lingo 最早出现于17世纪,可能源自拉丁语 lingua(意为"语言、舌头"),也有学者认为它经由普罗旺斯语或葡萄牙语 lingo 传入英语。最初带有贬义色彩,用来指"听不懂的外国话",后来逐渐演变为一个较为中性的非正式词汇,泛指某个领域的专业用语或行话。