1856, from French linguistique (1833); see linguist + -ic. The use of linguistic to mean "of or pertaining to language or languages" is "hardly justifiable etymologically," according to OED, but "has arisen because lingual suggests irrelevant associations." Related: linguistically.
雙語例句
1. When a book goes into translation, all those linguistic subtleties get lost.
當一部書被翻譯成另一種語言后，所有那些語言上的精妙之處就都丟失了。
來自柯林斯例句
2. Keep the conversation off linguistic matters.
避談語言學問題。
來自柯林斯例句
3. linguistic and cultural barriers
語言和文化上的障礙
來自《權威詞典》
4. The ability to write is a supreme test of linguistic competence.