1640s, from Medieval Latin lingualis "of the tongue," from Latin lingua "tongue," also "speech, language," from Old Latin dingua, from PIE *dnghu- "tongue" (cognates: Old English tunge, Gothic tuggo "tongue;" see tongue). Altered in Latin probably in part by association with lingere "to lick."
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1. Over here, they're not even lingual.
在这, 他们甚至什么话都说不来.
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2. Will Zaobao's bi - lingual column continue to take on this challenge?
早报的双语专栏会不会继续接受这项挑战 呢 ?
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3. One day she saw his bi - lingual name cards and howled with laughter.
一天,她看到了他的双语名片,哈哈大笑.
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4. Objective : To reveal the anatomic relationship between hypoglossal and lingual nerve.
〔摘要〕目的: 揭示猕猴舌下与舌神经间的关系,为临床开展新的术式提供依据.
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5. Its brilliant elegant lingual art, can be called " Great works "