名詞 parlance:

1. a manner of speaking that is natural to native speakers of a language
   同義詞：idiom

1. "In naval parlance, the left side of a ship is the port side."
   ＂用海軍的用語(yǔ)來(lái)說(shuō)，船的左邊稱(chēng)為左舷。＂
2. Peter, in common parlance, won't work if he possibly can avoid it.
   說(shuō)白了，彼得只要能躲得過(guò)去，他就不工作。
3. In naval parlance, the left side of a ship is the port side.
   用海軍的用語(yǔ)來(lái)說(shuō)，船的左邊稱(chēng)為左舷。
4. The local council are advertising for a Rodent Operator, which in common parlance means a rat catcher.
   該地方議政會(huì)登廣告征聘一個(gè)嚙齒動(dòng)物的手術(shù)施行者，按一般說(shuō)法就是要找一個(gè)耗子捕捉者。

par.lance

n.（名詞）
A particular manner of speaking; idiom:
說(shuō)法，用語(yǔ)：一種講話(huà)的特定形式；習(xí)慣用語(yǔ)：
例句：
legal parlance.
法律用語(yǔ)

Speech, especially a conversation or parley.
談判，商談：尤指討論或辯論的談話(huà)

來(lái)源：
Old French
古法語(yǔ)
from parler [to speak] * see parley
源自 parler [講] *參見(jiàn) parley